Shakhtar: City must dig deep for Castillo

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Castillo's agent has claimed the Mexico international is on the verge of joining City but Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov insists a deal is a long way from completion.

"A one-year loan - five million euros and there will be no options, meaning a right to buy (Castillo)," Akhmetov, the country's richest man, told the club's official website. "We will see in a year whether to bring him back to Shakhtar or if we sell him. The price could be 20, 30, 40 or 50 million euros."

Castillo became Shakhtar's record signing when they bought him for £12.5million from Olympiacos in August but he has made just eight league appearances and has yet to find the back of the net.

And Akhmetov believes the player, who can also play as a striker, needs to alter his mentality to prove he is worth his hefty transfer fee.

"He was a star at Olympiacos and he came here as a star," he added. "He thought that because we paid 20 million euros for him his place was assured. He forgot he had to win it."