The winger is the most sought-after player in the first few weeks of the January transfer window.
Chelsea are ready to beat Arsenal to the £88 million transfer of Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Mykhailo Mudryk.
The winger is the most sought-after player in the first few weeks of the January transfer window.
Chelsea have stated that any offer from Arsenal for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Mykhailo Mudryk will be rejected, as the Stamford Bridge club continues to try to hijack one of the first major deals of the January window.
While a number of connected sources believe the highly-rated 21-year-old prefers Arsenal, especially given Mikel Arteta’s description of the attacker’s role in a growing squad, the Stamford Bridge hierarchy remains “bullish” about business.
Mudryk would fit into this, and co-owner Todd Boehly is more than ready to challenge competitors and, when required, “blast them out of the water.”
It’s also why, under Graham Potter, the club is less concerned about results because they’re thinking about the long term. The manager, it is argued, has been hampered by the fact that he is working over a squad that has been built to multiple different visions and managers, so Potter deserves the space and time to work with a group that is much better-suited to the club’s new football idea. The coach was chosen as well because he fits the bill.
Arsenal are aware of Chelsea’s interest, but there is a belief that Mudryk will eventually join the Gunners, who hope to make him one of two signings this window.
Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid has been proposed as an Arsenal loan option.
