Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk is a player in demand, with Arsenal being heavily linked with a move before the end of the summer transfer window – but what kind of player would they be signing?
Mudryk has impressed at club level, both domestically and in the Champions League, while also winning five caps for Ukraine in 2022.
And Fabrizio Romano reported earlier this week that Arsenal have asked for information about a deal for Mudryk ahead of the transfer deadline. Romano also added that Everton failed with a verbal offer of around €30million (£25.75million) for Mudryk.
The 21-year-old would provide Arsenal with further attacking options and manager Mikel Arteta would surely relish the prospect of coaching a player with such big potential.
So we’ve compiled together everything that Gunners fans need to know about Murdryk.
His career so far
Born in the Ukrainian city of Krasnohrad, Mudryk began his footballing education at the age of nine with Metalist Kharkiv before moving to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
He stayed for a further two years before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2016, where he entered the club’s youth system. Mudryk was then given his first opportunities in senior football with a couple of loan spells at Arsenal Kyiv and Desna Chernihiv.
But the 2021-22 season would be a breakthrough one for the 21-year-old; Mudryk played 28 times for Shakhtar’s first team, bagging two goals and 10 assists in the process, putting Europe’s top clubs on high alert.
Mudryk has also forced himself into the international picture, playing and scoring in Ukraine’s friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach in May 2022 and the talented winger made eye-catching cameos in Ukraine’s World Cup play-offs against Scotland and Wales in June.
Premier League club Brentford were strongly linked with a move in the January window but failed to get a deal over the line, while Bayer Leverkusen, Everton and Nice were all rumoured to be interested in his signature.
But it appears Arsenal are now in pole position to secure a deal for Mudryk, with Arteta willing to meet Shakhtar’s asking price.
The presence of Mudryk’s international teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko should make a move to the Emirates very appealing and the ball is now in Arsenal technical director Edu’s court with Shakhtar seeking a deal worth more than £30million.
Style of play
Mudryk is known for his pace, acceleration, dribbling, versatility and creativity, whilst being two-footed means…
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