Transfer Talk: Shakhtar seek €100m fee for Mudryk amid Arsenal, Man City, PSG interest
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The summer transfer window is closed for the major leagues in Europe. However, with an eye on January, there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain are all in the mix for Shakhtar Donetsk‘s Mykhailo Mudryk, but the Ukrainian club are demanding €100 million for the highly regarded winger’s transfer, according to The Athletic.
Brentford, Everton and Bayer Leverkusen made approaches for the 21-year-old Ukraine international during the summer, but he is now being linked with larger clubs.
Mudryk has five goals and six assists in 10 Ukrainian Premier League matches this season, while he has also stood out in the Champions League. The winger has been one of the tournament’s breakout players with three goals and two assists despite his side finishing third in Group F.
Shakhtar director of football Dario Srna has argued that Mudryk is only behind PSG’s Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid‘s Vinicius Junior in his position. Srna references Manchester United‘s moves for Antony and Jadon Sancho, who were £86m and £73m respectively, as well as Manchester City’s £100m deal to sign Jack Grealish.
While Mudryk’s transfer will not be cheap, there is certainly plenty of interest in the prodigal winger.
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