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Luke Weir

What Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko did with Chelsea ace Mykhailo Mudryk in Ukraine training

Next month, Arsenal and Chelsea go head-to-head at the Emirates Stadium in what could be a decisive match in the Premier League title race. If things had panned out differently, Mykhailo Mudryk could have been lining up against Graham Potter's side to help the Gunners in their title tilt.

Instead, the winger will be in the opposition camp after Todd Boehly swooped in for the Arsenal target in January. Despite previously indicating a desire to join Arsenal, Mudryk arrived at Stamford Bridge after the Blues matched the £88.5million asking price.

After missing out on the signing, having refused to pay over the odds for the 22-year-old, Edu and co. instead turned to Brighton's Leandro Trossard and brought him to north London for less than a third of the transfer fee asked by Shakhtar Donetsk. Perhaps one key draw for Mudryk to line-up for Mikel Arteta's side was the possibility of playing alongside Ukraine compatriot Oleksandr Zinchenko.

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