Ian Wright has claimed that Mykhailo Mudryk snubbed Arsenal in favour of Chelsea 'for the money'. The 22-year-old winger was heavily linked with a move to the Gunners at the start of month, only for the Blues to swoop in and hijack the deal.
Talks between the north Londoners and Shakhtar Donetsk were thought to have been progressing well before Edu tabled a bid of €70million (£62million), including €30million (£26million) worth of add-ons. Arsenal remained in contact with the Ukrainian side and, at one stage, there was confidence that they were going to welcome Mudryk to the Emirates Stadium.
But, then, Chelsea swooped in and matched Arsenal's bid which was revealed to be a better structured offer. And, the rest was history — just hours later Mudryk was unveiled to Blues fans and paraded around Stamford Bridge.
