Paul Merson has written in The Daily Star that Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal should not pay more than £62 million for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk in the January transfer window.
The Sky Sports pundit has said that Arsenal should make it clear to Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar that they are not going to pay more than £62 million for the 22-year-old winger.
The former Arsenal star has noted that if the Gunners keep on focusing on one player, then they could miss out out on other potentialtargets.
According to The Daily Mail, Arsenal have had a second offer of £62 million for Mudryk turned down by his club Shakhtar.
Merson wrote: “Arsenal need to set Shakhtar Donetsk a deadline with Mykhaylo Mudryk. They’ve offered £62m and it should now be ‘take it or leave it’ otherwise the January transfer window will soon be over.”
WHAT SHOULD ARSENAL DO ABOUT MYKHAILO MUDRYK?
The problem with Arsenal in regard to signing Mykhailo Mudryk in the January transfer window is that Chelsea are now involved in the race as well.
The Telegraph have reported that Chelsea are willing to pay Shakhtar more in transfer fees than Arsenal.
Now, the winger himself prefers a move to the Emirates Stadium to a transfer to Stamford Bridge, but money talks.
If Arsenal do not increase their offer and Chelsea make a bid of, say £70 million or £80 million, then the Gunners are likely to miss out on Mudryk.
