Zinchenko breaks silence on Mudryk Arsenal snub ahead of England vs Ukraine

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Mykhailo Mudryk chose to sign for Chelsea over Arsenal in January and his national teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who plays for the Gunners, has been discussing the major winter transfer hijack

Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko has told his fellow Ukraine international Mykhailo Mudryk he only has one option after sealing a January transfer to Chelsea. Throughout the build up to the winter window window, talk of the 22-year-old joining Arsenal ramped up significantly, but the Blues completed a major transfer hijack which saw them sign Mudryk instead.

"I told him, 'It's gone already, it doesn't matter what you wanted, what the other guys wanted'," Zinchenko told the Daily Mail.

"Now you're a Chelsea player, you signed a long-term contract and you have only one option, only one way: direct and forward. Unfortunately he didn't become an Arsenal player – as I wanted personally! - but it's life."

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