Arsenal have been encouraged to sign Ukraine international Mykhaylo Mudryk from rivals Chelsea as he d boost their Premier League title chances.
The Gunners were leading the race to sign during the 2023 January transfer window but Chelsea pulled off a hijack to secure the winger s services. They paid an initial fee of around £61m to sign him from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Mudryk could be a good fit
Instead, signed Leandro Trossard from Premier League rivals Brighton for a much lower fee and the Belgium international has proven to be a better signing than Mudryk.
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Mudryk only has four goals in his 40 Premier League appearances for Chelsea and
Speaking last year, former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit suggested Mudryk may regret joining the Blues over the Gunners.
It is still a big gamble for the future, Petit told Betway.
At first he wanted to go to Arsenal, but ended up at Chelsea, so my question is: Is he happy about that? I’m not sure.
William Gallas has now argued that Mudryk could help Arsenal in the title next year if he joins them in the summer.
“I know that Emmanuel Petit spoke about Mudryk potentially joining Arsenal, as Arteta likes him,” Gallas said in an interview (via FourFourTwo).
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“Mudryk could be a good fit, with his speed and quality and that’s why Arteta likes him.
“Before he signed for Chelsea, Arsenal nearly signed him but he changed his mind and you cannot forget that.
“I said before that Arsenal will win the title next year, not this year, and if they sign Mudryk that could help them.”
