Shakhtar, however, want £37million for their star man. Teixeira has urged the Ukrainian club to reach a compromise after rejecting a £25million offer from Liverpool last week.
Teixeira is desperate to move to the Premier League this month as he wants to break into his national side.
He added: “It is my desire to move to a big league and I know that the English league is very strong. I am ready and I know that I will grow up a lot there.