Chelsea have stepped up their pursuit to take away Shakhtar Donetsk wonderkid Mykhailo Mudryk from the wings of Arsenal, who had their first bid of £62 million rejected by the Ukraine club.
The Shakhtar Donetsk sporting director, Darijo Srna, was seen in Todd Boehly’s personal box at Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea play Manchester City in the Premier League.
Srna was seen in London to discuss the future of the 22-year-old winger, with both Arsenal and Chelsea showing interest as they look forward to bringing in reinforcements before the end of the season.
Currently, neither of the two clubs has been able to meet Shakhtar Donetsk’s asking price. The Ukraine club is demanding a record fee of around £100 million.
Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk’s deputy sporting director, Carlo Nicolini, has made the claim that they are currently in no rush to sell the player using Manchester United’s purchase of Antony.
Srna was also seen with former Shakhtar Donetsk and Arsenal stars Willian and Eduardo before going to the Manchester City vs. Chelsea clash.
However, Mykhailo Mudryk had shown his interest in joining Arsenal by posting on Instagram that he was watching the Gunners play against Brighton and Newcastle.
On Boxing Day, the player watched Mikel Arteta’s men defeat West Ham on his iPad. The excellent winger has been picked to win the Ballon d’Or in the future.
Chelsea have been busy in the January transfer window, acquiring three young players already.
Todd Boehly is preparing for the future and does not want to go into buying big named players.
The owner wants to back Graham Potter for the future with necessary transfers. Even though Chelsea’s current form is not what is expected.
Chelsea are looking forward to signing Brighton Hove & Albion defensive midfielder Moises Caicedo, it was reported the Ecuador international has changed his agent as he hopes to move on in the future.
Other players linked to Chelsea in the transfer window
Also, Chelsea are unwilling to pay Benfica’s asking price for Enzo Fernandez this January, and they have seemed to walk away from the deal.
Benfica manager Roger Schmidt told the press that the club does not want to sell the midfielder.
Chelsea has also been linked with Borussia Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko as the club looks to replace the injured Armando Broja. Moukoko is out of contract with the German side.
Chelsea have joined the race to sign talented Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Manu Kone.
In addition, Chelsea are tracking the suitability of AC Milan’s Rafael Leao and Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix in the summer. Boehly is seriously thinking of getting those two.
If the Blues want to qualify for the Champions League next season, there are need to buy more players. Currently, ten Chelsea players are out injured and without no fixed return date.
