Frank Lampard has been told why Mykhailo Mudryk has struggled to live up to his price tag at Chelsea. The 22-year-old winger was once heavily linked with a move to Arsenal, only for the Blues to swoop in and hijack the deal.
Talks between the Gunners and Shakhtar Donetsk were thought to have initially progressed well, with Edu tabling a bid in the region of £88million, including add-ons. Arsenal remained in contact with the Ukrainian outfit and there was even confidence at one stage that they were going to welcome Mudryk to the Emirates Stadium.
But, then, Chelsea matched the north London side's bid, which was later revealed to be a better structured offer — just hours later Mudryk was unveiled to fans at Stamford Bridge. The youngster has shown signs of great potential since arriving in the Premier League but he's struggled to assert himself into a disjointed environment, with Frank Lampard having been recently appointed as caretaker boss following Graham Potter's departure.
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