It's been revealed that Chelsea doubled Arsenal's contract offer in order to pip their London rivals to a blockbuster deal for Mykhaylo Mudryk.
The Gunners had seemingly been in pole position to wrap up a deal for Mudryk, 22, who had been identified as Mikel Arteta's top January transfer target before the winter window had even opened.
However, while Arsenal attempted to thrash out a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk at the third time of asking on Friday, Chelsea snuck in to snare the sought-after forward.
