Stats show reported Liverpool target outperforming Aubameyang, Higuain

Alex Teixeira is outperforming Europe's other in-form players Photo: www.oulala.com

Liverpool have seen two bids for Alex Teixeira rejected after Shakhtar Donetsk turned down a reported £28m offer from the Reds.

The Ukrainian club are still holding out for their much higher valuation of £38m. But just why do Donetsk rate their forward so highly?

Oulala’s stats have compared Teixeira’s prolific goal-scoring form against that of the top goal-scorers from across Europe’s top leagues.

At 26, Texieira has erupted late on to the mainstream of football. However, the Brazilian has scored an amazing 22 goals in 15 league matches with the Ukrainian outfit this season.

He has scored more goals than any other player from any of Europe’s top leagues this term, beating the likes of Luis Suarez (19) and Gonzalo Higuain (21).

What is even more impressive is his goals per game ratio. When compared to the top goal-scorers from Europe’s biggest leagues, Teixeira has played the least amount of games (15). Oulala’s stats show that he has a goals per game ratio of 1.47.

Interestingly enough, Teixeira has never been capped with Brazil’s national side. However, a move to one of Europe’s top sides could soon change that.

According to the Daily Mail, Teixeira has expressed interest to play in England telling Brazilian newspaper Globo Esporte: “It is my desire to move to a big league and I know that the English league is very strong.”

The uncapped Brazilian transferred from his childhood club, Vasco De Gama to Shakthar Donetsk back in 2010. Therefore, Teixeira has never had a chance to prove his credentials in Europe’s top leagues. It is for this reason that perhaps the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea are weary of forking out Donetsk’s valuation of £38m.

However, Shakthar Donetsk are no push overs themselves after narrowly losing out to Real Madrid in a Champions League match after being 4-0 down, pulling it back to 4-3.

The man himself was on the score-sheet that day.

If Liverpool fail to buy Teixeira before the end of the January Transfer Window then they could potentially come up against him and his side in the Europa League.

In Europe this season, Teixeira has scored three goals in six appearances.

This infographic was supplied by Opta-powered fantasy football game www.oulala.com