Journalist Dean Jones has suggested to GiveMeSport that Arsenal will still be feeling the effects of not being able to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk during the January transfer window.
Jones believes that the Gunners will be disappointed that they couldn’t secure the signature of the Shakhtar winger, who eventually signed for London rivals Chelsea in a deal that could rise to £89m.
Despite the 22-year-old’s lack of success since his arrival at Stamford Bridge, it will still come as a frustration to both Mikel Arteta and Edu that they let this deal slip through their fingers, despite having seemingly had the deal under their control for the majority of his pursual.
What has Jones said about Arsenal and Mudryk?
Jones told GiveMeSport: “They still have some annoyance over the Mudryk situation. They’ll still be frustrated that he didn’t end up with them because they know his abilities and how high his ceiling could be.”
Mudryk, who has previously been dubbed as “frightening” by journalist Josh Bunting, has struggled to hit the ground running since his arrival at Stamford Bridge.
The Krasnograd-born star has participated in just 33% of available Premier League minutes this season and is yet to provide so much as a goal or assist across his five appearances as of yet.
Unsurprisingly, the former Arsenal target has achieved a below-par average WhoScored rating of just 6.15 for his displays in the top flight this campaign, ranking him as the second-lowest-overall performer in Graham Potter’s squad, though his lack of minutes and adjustment period to the league should be taken into account when observing this statistic.
