Arsenal’s summer transfer window of incomings slowed down after losing out on Raphinha to Barcelona. The Gunners seemed to have the edge on signing the Brazilian until Chelsea attempted to hijack a potential deal, but the winger ultimately decided to join Barcelona. If the Gunners had offered an extra amount of money, then they would have put themselves in a stronger stance to seal an early deal.
The same situation must not be repeated with Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk. The winger has had a phenomenal start to the season by scoring three goals and also assisting on two occasions in the Champions League group stage, with his team narrowly missing out on qualification from their group behind Real Madrid and RB Leipzig
It is due to his successful exploits that clubs other than Arsenal have began to register interest in the winger. Edu has been warned to move fast to avoid the repeat of failure to sign Raphinha in the summer.
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Transfer Guru Fabrizio Romano spoke on Arsenal’s potential deal for Mudryk. He said: “For sure Arsenal remain interested, they are following him for a long time but there’s still nothing decided.
“Shakhtar Donetsk want more than €60-65m to sell him now and it’s not easy. The race is open, if Arsenal really want him they have to move fast.”
Ukrainian news outlet football24tv initially reported that Arsenal held talks with Mudryk’s agents and were interested in signing the player in the summer. The report went on to say that Shakhtar Donetsk are asking for €35million (£30million). However, since the winger's impressive performances this season, Romano has reported that Shakhtar are now looking for more €65million (£56millon) to secure the services of Mudryk.
This comes after it emerged that Liverpool are interested in signing Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk via Calciomercato. This is a deal that makes sense as Jurgen Klopp’s attacking trio have looked stale since the departure of Sadio Mane in the summer, with £85m signing Darwin Nunez struggling to make an impact in the early weeks of the season.
Amid such interest in Mudryk, it appears as though the youngster is very open to a move to Arsenal, who seemingly need more depth in their wide areas. Speaking to CBS Sports, he said: "I think every guy dreams about the Premier League. It's hard to say [who his preferred move is] but Arsenal is a very good team, very good coach, I like the way they play."
When asked if he would make a move to the Emirates Stadium he said: "From my side, I can't say no [to Arsenal]. But the transfer is not only my decision."
If Arsenal do consider Mudryk as the number one target to enhance the wide areas in the next transfer window then it is crucial that Edu does not ponder over the price tag for the Ukrainian and instead pay what is necessary to secure his signature. The Gunners have lost out on many targets in the past by not being decisive, and Edu must be clear with his intentions this time around.
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