Henrikh Mkhitaryan nears Borussia Dortmund switch

Liverpool target Henrikh Mkhitaryan is reportedly on the verge of signing for Borussia Dortmund from Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Ukrainian side have accepted a £21.5m offer from the Bundesliga outfit for the Armenian international, The Mirror claims.

Shakhtar manager Mircea Lucescu recently confirmed that he would allow Mkhitaryan to leave for a club of Barcelona or Real Madrid's calibre, but is said to have advised him against a move to Anfield.

Dortmund secured Champions League football for the upcoming season, finishing as runners-up in the Bundesliga behind Bayern Munich last term.

Mkhitaryan scored 25 goals for Donetsk last season in the Ukrainian Premier League.