Chelsea need guarantees from Shakhtar to file an official request for Mudrik

Chelsea London is ready to outbid any offer to transfer Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Mykhailo Mudrik, but before entering into negotiations on this matter, the British club wants certain guarantees from the Pitmen, reports The Telegraph.

According to the source, the Londoners will make an official offer for Mudrik only after they receive an assurance from Shakhtar that the 22-year-old football player agrees to choose Chelsea instead of Arsenal, where he aspires without hiding it.

Recall that at the moment only Arsenal is conducting official negotiations with Shakhtar on the transfer of Mudrik. At the same time, the parties are far from reaching an agreement: the Donetsk club is eager to sell the midfielder for 100 million euros, while the Gunners offer an amount approximately half that.