Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho is focusing on Sevilla's Yevhen Konoplyanka, as indicated by the Shakhtar Donetsk administrator.

The Blues manager was in Kiev on Monday for Spain's 1-0 win over Ukraine in the European Qualifiers and winger Konoplyanka is said to have been one of three potential signings he was viewing.

Shakhtar Donetsk manager Mircea Lucescu says he identifies with Mourinho and expressed that 26-year-old Konoplyanka, alongside Andriy Yarmolenko and Alex Teixeira, were all being considered as alternatives for Stamford Bridge.

"Mourinho is occupied with Yevhen Konoplyanka," Lucescu said. "I was at Ukraine versus Spain with Mourinho and he is keen on a few players.

"Maybe it is Yarmolenko or Teixeira, if not, then it is Konoplyanka."

Konoplyanka moved from Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to Spain amid the mid year.

Mourinho has go under close examination after a dreary begin to the season with annihilations in the Champions League and securing only three wins in their opening nine Premier League amusements.

The Portuguese supervisor appeared on Saturday his determination to shake up his squad in the wake of dropping Eden Hazard to the seat and cautioning the Belgian to enhance his work-rate.

A move amid the January exchange window for Konoplyanka may demonstrate improbable with the Ukrainian container tied for the Champions League.

The Chelsea supervisor will profit to Ukraine for Monday as he readies his side for a Champions League conflict with Dynamo Kiev.

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