Emmanuel Petit has questioned whether Mykhailo Mudryk would rather be at Arsenal than Chelsea. The 22-year-old was heavily linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium ahead of the January transfer window, only for the Blues to swoop in and hijack the deal.
football.london understands that talks between the Gunners and Shakhtar Donetsk were thought to have been progressing well. Arsenal remained in contact with the Ukrainian side and there was confidence that they were going to sign Mudryk.
But, then Chelsea pounced with an offer of their own tabling a bid of €70million (£62million) plus €30million (£26million) worth of add-ons, which was later revealed to be a better structured deal. Just hours later, the Ukraine international was unveiled to Blues fans and paraded around Stamford Bridge at half-time of the clash with Crystal Palace.
