Chelsea flop Mykhailo Mudryk was reportedly heartbroken after his proposed move to Arsenal fell through last January.
After thriving at Shakhtar Donetsk in the first half of the 2022-23 season Mudryk appeared set to join the Gunners as they looked to bolster their front line to maintain their title charge.
The club were willing to smash their transfer record for Mudryk, but the Ukrainian ended up moving to Chelsea for £88m due to Shakhtar being happier with the Blues' deal in terms of the outlay and the way it was structured.
But it has since emerged that Mudryk was desperate to join Arsenal, with The Athletic reporting that he was 'devastated' when he realised the deal was off.
Team news and ticks, an Arsenal insider on X, has also claimed Mudryk was left in tears as he made his way to the airport to fly to London, and called Arsenal asking for them to do something to help him get his dream move.
His desperate plea ultimately failed to pay off and he put pen to paper on an eight-and-a-half year deal at Chelsea.
His first year at Stamford Bridge has proved to be a huge disappointment, with the 23-year-old scoring just four goals in 43 appearances.
Roberto De Zerbi, Mudryk's former coach at Shakhtar, claimed the forward had the potential to win the Ballon d'Or prior to his move to England, but he has been unable to find the form that would put him in contention for the prestigious award.
Instead, Mudryk has struggled for game time under Mauricio Pochettino this season, with the Blues boss often preferring to play England duo Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling out wide.
Mudryk has not started a single league game in 2024, and failed to make an impact off the bench in Chelsea's Carabao Cup final defeat by Liverpool on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Arsenal moved on quickly from missing out on Mudryk and brought in Leandro Trossard from Brighton for £27m just days later.
Trossard has proved to be a major hit at the Emirates, scoring 11 goals and registering 12 assists in 53 matches for Mikel Arteta's men.
humadcast
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It’s one of two things. Either arsenal dodge a bullet or He would’ve been a good development player for arteta
Judging by his performance since signing, we definitely dodged a bullet here.
Keym001
542
those are Arsenal rumors not mudryk words
VIKINGSB
506
it's very obvious son, just listen to your own gibberishy English, but i hope you grow up one day 😂😂
The most exciting part of this life is.. crying is free, and mostly done by your colleagues (toddlers), and to be precise... the ones found in Chinese shop. So go ahead and cry as much as you want. As for me, I've moved!...
malablata
476
We dodge this bullet.....😂😂😂😂
Dyope
440
That guy would have been a gem 💎 at the Emirates..... That's Y Arteta was willing to pay big.
Jamaicanballa10
318
It’s one of two things. Either arsenal dodge a bullet or He would’ve been a good development player for arteta
Tabdilosuy
270
When Chelsea signed Mudryk, I wrote a comment that when you are a good player but falls into a wrong project and management, then you'll lose credibility and talent. People reprimanded me because I'm an Arsenal fan. Today if Mudryk is given the chance to sign for Arsenal, he wouldn't hesitate. Arteta is a specialist in young talent development.....
Havertz might not have reached the level he's supposed to but you'll agree with me that he still has more opportunities than Mudryk. One thing that builds a player's confidence is game time which Mudryk hasn't gotten. As for Gabriel Jesus, he has been limited by injuries and besides, Arsenal bought him to bring experience to the team and not to develop him again. At Manchester City, Jesus was already a top class.One thing that blinds the judgement of most AF fans is fanaticism. You don't always take time to analyze comments before reacting to them.
Wuwdelnpsz
187
No one knows if the story is true or not but ultimately he is the one who signed the contract with Chelsea. That chapter is now closed.
VIKINGSB
157
i can tell you're either 12 yr old or just plain naive. so i don't have neither the time nor the crayons to explain to you how the EPL works,.. just continue in your ignorance and empty baseless banter and hope that one day you will grow up!
Says by a toddler in a Chinese shop.