Report have it that many supporters are enraged by the collapse of the proposed transfer for the Ukraine winger but the club are remaining calm.
“We will do the deals that we can do.”
Those were the words of Mikel Arteta when asked for his thoughts on Arsenal’s failure to land Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The winger was Arsenal’s priority target during the January window, with the Premier League leaders submitting multiple offers for the 22-year-old.
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Although Negotiations with Shaktar were lengthy and complicated, but at the end of last week there was a growing chance that the deal could finally get over the line as talks began to focus on the add-ons, rather than the initial overall fee.
But then Chelsea pounced, promptly signing Mudryk for £88 million ($107.5m).
They had trumped Arsenal at the last moment by offering a package with the type of appealing and achievable bonus payments that Shakhtar were demanding, and, less than 24 hours later, Mudryk was unveiled on the Stamford Bridge pitch during the half-time interval of the Blues’ 1-0 win against Crystal Palace.
For Arsenal, it was a big blow according to him
Mudryk was the player they wanted to come in to bolster Arteta’s attack during the second half of the season and they had put a lot of time and effort into trying to get a deal done.
But now they have to go back to square one.
