It had been widely reported that the 23-year-old Shakhtar attacker would join Chelsea in the summer, after an attempt in January was uncompleted.
However, it seems that with the departure of Villas-Boas that Paris Saint-Germain have seized the initiative and Globo Esporte reports a deal as under consideration.
The player would require a fee of €30 million to release his services from the Ukrainian side, but is determined to leave the club in order to further his international ambitions.