Andriy Polunin: "It's good that Mudryk ended up in Chelsea, not Arsenal"

Former player of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Polunin commented on the transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk to the London "Chelsea".

— Mudryk is, of course, a strong player, but the sky-high contract with Chelsea can be seen as a big advance for him. Let's be honest, there are a lot of powerful promising players in the world, but 70 million is not paid for them. After all, Mudryk only played at a high level in Shakhtar for about six months, and during this time he managed to shine and even find himself, according to many experts, on the same level as Vinicius Junior, Mbappe and Neymar. Some football experts predict the "Golden Ball" for Mudryk. I hope that these advances motivate the player to continue working to reach new heights. Mudryk must remember that Chelsea will not keep him in the squad just because they paid as much as 70 million for him. We need to progress.

It's good that Mykhailo ended up in Chelsea and not Arsenal. Arsenal play positional football with ball control, while Chelsea are more counter-attacking. With such a game, Mudryk will have space for feints. He should be given free reign and allowed to bypass opponents, said the trainer-selector of "Dnipra-1".