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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Man Utd blamed for driving up price of Arsenal target Mykhaylo Mudryk - "This is the benchmark"

Arsenal have been told that they will have to stump up in excess of £85million to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk - because Shakhtar Donetsk believe the Ukrainian winger is a better player than Antony, who moved to the Premier League for a similar price in the summer.

Antony's summer switch to Manchester United could eventually end up costing £85m if various add-ons and performance-related clauses are met. And in an unlikely turn of events, it appears as though Arsenal could suffer as a result of United's desire to pay a premium price for the former Ajax star.

The Gunners are desperate to land Mudryk this month after the 22-year-old was identified as Mikel Arteta's No.1 transfer target.

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