Shakhtar CEO Serhiy Palkin commented on the transfer of midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea in an interview with The Athletic.
Sergei Palkin. Photo — V.Rasner“I realized that Mudrik would move to Chelsea days ago when Chelsea representatives arrived here - this is co-owner Behdad Egbali and director of transfers Paul Winstanley. They arrived in Antalya. Before they arrived, I didn't know that Chelsea were close to signing Mudrik because I had the same contact with Arsenal as I did with Chelsea.
I can say even more: I met Arsenal more often than Chelsea. Before this last meeting, Arsenal were close or slightly closer to an agreement than Chelsea. How many times have I met Arsenal? Except for telephone conversations, three times,” Palkin said.
