Liverpool’s well publicized pursuit of
then Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan came to a disappointing
end with the player instead signing for Champions League Runners-Up Borussia
Dortmund. It is hard to argue that Dortmund were not the more attractive
option, especially for one of the most promising up and coming midfielders in
Europe. As frustrating as it was for the Reds to miss out on one of their top
summer transfer targets, signing Mkhitaryan was not the be all and end all of
Liverpool’s transfer plans.
While many fans are bitterly
disappointed to have missed out on a player that seemed destined to sign for
the club a short time ago, there was always the question of where Mkhitaryan
would play in the team, and whether the potential signing impacted Luis Suarez’s
future in any way with many believing that Liverpool could only afford
Mkhitaryan if Suarez was sold.
