Shakhtar Donetsk CEO, Sergei Palkin, has slammed Arsenal’s negotiating tactics for Mykhailo Mudryk and revealed how Chelsea managed to hijack the transfer....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The Gunners had been keeping an eye on the 22-year-old winger since the summer, and they had been in negotiations about a deal for months.
However, Chelsea snatched the deal last weekend, and Mudryk is now committed to Stamford Bridge for eight and a half years.
Both teams made the same total offer, according to Palkin, who has since confirmed, but Arsenal’s add-ons were unfeasible.
“Yes, we can speak about bonuses, but let’s say these bonuses ought to be attainable and practical,” he stated in a statement to The Athletic. As a result, Chelsea was much more serious and fair in this instance.
We sat down and began internal discussions about how it will be completed in terms of the payments, the fixed component, and the bonus concerns as soon as they proposed the final offer of €70 million plus €30 million (in add-ons).
“We realized that this deal will not be closed” (with Arsenal). I told Edu that while I tried my hardest, it was not possible.
This coming Saturday, when Chelsea travels to Liverpool in the Premier League, Mudryk is expected to make his Chelsea debut.
