With a £62million price tag and Premier League leaders Arsenal pining for his signature for most of the past five months, Mykhailo Mudryk comes to Stamford Bridge with a big reputation. For a player with just eight international caps for Ukraine, 29 senior league matches and just over 2,000 minutes to analyse, there is a lot of risk in the move too.
He has been spoken highly of by players and coaches, including current Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, and offers an element of intrigue that Chelsea simply haven't had from their signings in the recent past. Whereas at the Emirates Stadium there was a sense of security and challenge to take the place of Gabriel Martinelli, Mudryk is arguably a first choice player already for Graham Potter.
With injuries seeing teenager Carney Chukwuemeka played on the left and Christian Pulisic struggling for output before his injury setback, Mudryk could be just the dynamic and explosive option needed to add energy to the current side. No pressure, it's only a game at Anfield against Liverpool next.
