Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas isn't giving up on Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Willian.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was in Ukraine this week attempting to close a deal for Willian.

"We had initial contact with Shakhtar, (who) again (are) a club in a position with wealthy owners, (and are) not easy to deal with," Villas-Boas said.

"We can't say that it's over but we have approached the club and at the moment it's a deal that doesn't seem to be happening."