 will not sell him. All the clubs must respect the President, respect Shakhtar and in the end they must respect Mykhaylo Mudryk, who is one of the best players I saw. The price is so big. 'The market is deciding the price — not me.'Antony, Grealish, they are players of more than €100m and for me, Mudryk does not have less quality than them. This is the last two transfers in the past year, in more or less the same positions. Sancho from Borussia Dortmund. We want just respect. The market is deciding the price, not me, it shows which kind of players cost this kind of money.' Earlier this week, the winger gave major hope to Arsenal over a move to the Emirates by revealing he'd rather a move to north London than the likes of Real Madrid if he meant that he would start matches. 'From a purely theoretical-fantasy perspective, if there was the option of being a bench player for Real Madrid or a starter for Arsenal, I'd probably choose Arsenal,' the winger said. 'But I'd first){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Arsenal and Newcastle United will have to break their transfer record in order to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk after the Ukrainians set a £87.5m asking price for the forward.
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The 21-year-old has caught the eye of Europe’s elite during the last 18 months but it’s his performances in this season’s Champions League that have really made clubs sit up and pay attention.
Mudryk attracted attention from Arsenal and Everton last summer but the Gunners were put off by Shakhtar’s £30m valuation of the winger.