Mykhailo Mudryk’s fortunes at Chelsea have not changed, and three games into the season, worries about his performance remain. Arsenal wanted the Ukrainian international in the winter of 2023, and his social media activity indicated his interest in the move.
However, the Gunners were not eager (or even willing) to meet Shakhtar Donetsk’s asking price. Chelsea beat them to the deal, with the Ukrainian club agreeing to an £88.5 million fee for the winger’s departure. The winger hasn’t lived up to expectations at Stamford Bridge, thanks to the club’s unsettled atmosphere, which has seen him coached by at least three different managers and new players arriving day and night.
The 23-year-old has failed to live up to his expectations, and the new Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has not been shy about highlighting the player’s clear struggles. The Spanish tactician still expects to get the best out of him, but there are suggestions that what the player needs is a fresh start elsewhere.
That said, before the Friday transfer deadline, Mudryk might have found motivation to pursue a transfer to Arsenal, as he attempted to do while at Shakhtar. According to Darren Bent, the winger would have been a better version of himself at Arsenal, far superior to his performance at Chelsea.
“I still think Mudryk would have looked, not better than Trossard, but better in the Arsenal shirt than Chelsea’s,” said Bent on talkSPORT.
“It hasn’t worked for him at Chelsea. It’s a bit of a mess, at the minute. A bit chaotic. He doesn’t know what he is doing.”
I guess you saw Mudryk’s post calling Mikel Arteta a top coach… Arsenal boasts significant stability, and Mikel Arteta and his technical bench have proven their ability to maximise the potential of previously written-off players like Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz.
Even on a loan exit, Mudryk should submit a transfer request (as stacked as Chelsea is, they may consider letting him go) and hope Arsenal warms to the idea of bringing him on board.
Leaving Chelsea to make amends for his mistakes in the winter of 2023 and joining Arsenal could potentially revive his career.
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we made the right decision buying Trossard instead and should remain that way, there’s a high chance he will flop again.
Mudryk ….. Raphinha and such other players had their chances to be part of us …… unfortunately them and whoever represented these good players had other ideas …… and we have moved on. We are happy with the decisions we made in as far as they were concerned …
As for Mudryk, doesn’t he have, like, an 8-year contract at Chelsea …..
Noooooooo!
Trossard is a Bossard – to bring in Mudryk at this juncture would be disrespectful to those about to leave who’ve helped catapult us to where it is we are today – and it undermines Leandro too. So its a ‘no’ from me the boy had made his choice so he should stick with Chelski and show some integrity by helping them – we don’t want him neither do we need him – not now.
REALLY!!!!!!!
Surely things have moved on since the (then) disappointment over Mudryk’s move to Chelsea. Arsenal certainly wanted him, even if they couldn’t match the asking price, but I don’t see them reviving their interest now.
In any case, is there any evidence that Chelsea wants to sell him (to anyone) currently? He’s on one of their very long-term contracts anyway and they’re unlikely to take much of a loss on him even if they were considering it.
Odegaard wasn’t written off and did well under loan but we didn’t know if we could pry him away from RM after the loan period for a reasonable cost. If memory serves he wanted assurances from Ancelotti regarding playing for RM and Carlo could not commit to them. He has always expressed happiness and good feelings about being a gunner.
Let’s move on……..we are better than that……our own Nelson plays better than Mudryk and is up for sale
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I feel really sorry for Mudryk, as I feel he was let down by his agent and former club, who just saw the pound signs flashing and they went hell bent for their own gains and cared not a penny about the player.
Chelsea, of course, rode in on the back of Arsenal’s hard work and simply offered more money, despite the players long term wish to join our club.
So this young player, who had no real experience of the “world” was being pushed and pulled into a situation that he really couldn’t control.
Remember the chaotic situation chelsea were in and how they were struggling both on and off the field, just as they still are today and we have absolute proof of this, with the way MA has transformed Havertz from a disaster to where he is now.
I believe, with the right manager, club and top players supporting him, Mudryk will become the player we all saw in him, when MA was chasing this excellent prospect.
Maybe his chance at The Arsenal has passed him by, but I wouldn’t hesitate to give him a second chance… if the price, both personal salary and transfer fee was reasonable.
Everyone deserves a second chance, especially someone as young and misguided as Mudryk.
On a personal basis, I feel the same way for Mudryk. The element of the deal which may have turned the tide in Chelsea’s favor was Donetsk offering to pledge £22 million to helping Mariupol defenders and families of fallen Ukrainian soldiers. I believe this was a real (as unusual as it may be) motivation for Mudryk to agree to Chelsea.
No, I don’t want any more Chelsea players
Sincerely I believe MA can still make good use of him as an arsenal player.
If the price is good I believe he deserves a second chance after all he has been a fan of our dear club.