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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Darren Wells

Chelsea's stance over Mykhaylo Mudryk as £88m star defended over 'flop' tag

Andriy Shevchenko has faith Mykhaylo Mudryk can still come good at Chelsea and feels those within the club still have firm belief in the winger's talents.

Mudryk, 22, has struggled since completing his £88million switch from Shakhtar Donetsk to Stamford Bridge back in January. Despite beating Arsenal to land the Ukrainian's signature in what was deemed a transfer coup, Mudryk has already faced criticism from Chelsea fans following a number of disappointing performances, with many believing he is destined to be a 'flop'.

He impressed with a lively display off the bench on his debut against Liverpool, but has started just a handful of games in the Premier League since, providing just two assists and no goals. But the turmoil surrounding Chelsea has hardly helped, with Mudryk already playing under two managers and set to work with a third when Mauricio Pochettino takes the reins this summer.

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