Shakhtar Donetsk

Ange Postecoglou has struggled to find the right balance in his midfield in the second half of the season but that could all change with the addition of a top Shakhtar star

The talented 21-year-old broke into the Shakhtar first team in 2021 and has scored 13 goals and made 13 assists in 85 senior appearances so far.

This comes as a major blow to Arsenal, who have also been heavily linked with a move for Mudryk's former teammate recently

Four Premier League sides are moving into position to battle Juventus for the midfielder in what would be a damaging snare as the Italian side look to replace Paul Pogba

Mudryk put various posts on social media which suggested he wanted a move to the Emirates, but CEO Palkin has now suggested that was not the case

The winger will be on his way to London in the coming hours to undergo a medical and sign his contract with Chelsea, despite holding out for Arsenal before

The negotiations are entering "crucial hours" after Chelsea replicated an Arsenal transfer strategy to talk Shakhtar into a deal for the winger with a more tempting bid

Arsenal remain confident about the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk, but are unhappy with Shakhtar Donetsk for bringing Chelsea into the equation, TEAMtalk has been told

The Gunners reportedly had an opening offer of £55m rejected for Mudryk and are yet to meet Shakhtar's demands, though there remains a confidence that an agreement can be reached

The Gunners received another boost in their pursuit of Mykhaylo Mudryk today after a Sky Sports pundit said that the Ukrainian has been keeping a keen eye on their performances

Arsenal have been given a clear message over how high they will have to go to sign their primary desire - with Jack Grealish now brought into the conversation

The Ukranian side put on a clinical first half performance to upset the 13-time champions in the first group stage game

The 23-year-old has put in a string of impressive performances over the past year and been a key man for Andriy Shevchenko's national team.

Manchester City had three different goalscorers as they eased to a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League opener.

New Shakhtar Donetsk coach Luis Castro has laughed off suggestions about Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's knowledge of his team