Mykhailo Mudryk's January move to Chelsea was one of the biggest deals of the winter transfer window. Not only did the Blues complete the major negotiations in one day with Mudryk flying to west London to complete the move by nightfall, but also because it was completed directly under the noses of Arsenal.
The Gunners had outlined the 22-year-old as their number one target and saw many proposals rejected by Shakhtar Donetsk, who were holding out for a package deal close to €100million, before Chelsea swooped in and met their demands. £62million was paid up front to acquire his services with £26m available in potential add-ons with a full £88million deal seeing Chelsea complete a major transfer hijack.
Just over two months on from Mudryk's Chelsea debut against Liverpool at Anfield, it is fair to say in the short-term, the move is yet to take off. The Ukrainian international has been forced to mostly settle for cameo appearances from the bench and while he impressed in the Premier League win over Leicester on March 11, Mudryk was an unused substitute the following weekend.
