Mykhaylo Mudryk appears keen on a move to high-flying Arsenal before the summer transfer deadline.
The highly-rated Shakhtar Donetsk winger is reported to be among Mikel Arteta’s targets as he potentially seeks both a new central midfielder and replacement for record signing Nicolas Pepe before the window shuts at 11pm BST on Thursday night.
Everton were rumoured to have seen a bid for Mudryk rejected last week, while he also turned down a switch to Brentford earlier this year.
However, the 21-year-old - favourably compared to a range of players including Lionel Messi, Neymar and even ex-Arsenal star Alexander Hleb - clearly looks upon a possible transfer to the early Premier League pacesetters more favourably, if his social media usage is anything to go by.
Mykhaylo Mudryk has ‘liked’ the @Transfers IG post about his possible move to Arsenal 👀🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/XxMYkus5S3
— Zorya Londonsk (@ZoryaLondonsk) August 30, 2022
As per The Metro, and in true modern football fashion, Mudryk has set tongues wagging by ‘liking’ via his official Instagram account a post from a transfer account claiming that Arsenal are pushing hard to complete a deal for his services this week.
Mudryk, whom reports suggest could be available for a fee of just £21.5million, is not the only player being linked with a switch to north London before Thursday’s deadline, however.
Arsenal are said to have launched a £20m bid for Palmeiras midfielder Danilo amid ongoing links to the likes of Leicester’s Youri Tielemans and PSV Eindhoven star Cody Gakpo, though it seems that Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine international Leandro Paredes is now on his way to Juventus despite interest from the Gunners.
