Shakhtar Donetsk is showing a substantive interest in Croatian defender Mauro Perkovic, who is currently playing in his homeland for Istra, Sport Italia reports.
True, in the fight for this 21-year-old Croatian youth team player, the Pitmen will have to compete with a number of Italian clubs, including Torino, Udinese, Bologna, Salernitana and Verona.
However, according to the source, of all the contenders for Perkovich, it was Shakhtar that made the best progress in negotiations on the transfer of this player.
In addition, according to Transfermarkt, Perkovic's transfer fee is 2.5 million euros.