"Shakhtar are close to buying Red Star's left-back Irakli Azarovi. This was reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano on his Twitter page.
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According to the source, negotiations between Shakhtar and Crvena Zvezda on the Georgian defender are at the final stage and the parties are close to a final agreement.
Interestingly, Crvena Zvezda bought Azarovi a year ago for €200,000 from Dinamo Batumi. Transfermarkt now estimates the Georgian defender's transfer at €1.5 million.
Azarovi has played 1 match for Crvena Zvezda this season.