Chelsea can get one over on their London rivals Arsenal by pipping them to the January signing of Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk. The Gunners have been heavily linked with Mudryk since the summer transfer window with the player himself also clearly keen on the move, dropping multiple hints seemingly in the hopes a winter switch is agreed.
After several weeks of hints and updates, Arsenal made their first move for Mudryk earlier this week but saw their £55million bid including add-ons rejected, football.london understands, however, they are expected to return with a higher offer for the 21-year-old.
Shakhtar seem happy to enter negotiations with Arsenal for their star player and will likely allow him to leave if the valuation placed on him by the Ukrainian club is met. However, that doesn't just apply to Arsenal as another club could come in with the Gunners having completed much of the groundwork, pay the asking price immediately and thus likely see them acquire Mudryk.
