Chelsea's £88.5m January signing Mykhaylo Mudryk was named to the bench for Wednesday night's Premier League clash with Brentford.
Mykhaylo Mudryk was named on the bench for Chelsea's match against Brentford (Image:
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Mykhaylo Mudryk was cruelly mocked by Brentford fans traveling at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, who savagely mocked his move to Gtech Community Stadium as he kicked off Chelsea bench. The former Shakhtar Donetsk striker came close to joining the Bees before signing for the Blues for a whopping £88.5m in January and building on his start with Chelsea, fans Brentford couldn't resist. opportunity to mock Ukrainians.
As Mudryk warmed up on the sidelines, chants of "You should have signed for a big club" rang out from the opposite half just before the visitors took the lead.
The 22-year-old is yet to score in English football in 12 appearances and he has now battled for several minutes under caretaker manager Frank Lampard. Mudryk was Arsenal's transfer priority in January, but Shakhtar Donetsk kept his place despite two worthwhile offers from the Gunners.
The Ukrainian giants have finally joined hands in a record sale after Chelsea representatives flew to Poland to finalize the transfer in face-to-face negotiations.
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Chelsea star Mykahylo Mudryk has been in talks with Brentford ahead of his £88.5m move (Image:
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But before Arsenal and Chelsea scrambled for Mudryk's signature, Brentford negotiated specifically with Shakhtar despite failing to reach an agreement.
The Bees made a solid offer for Mudryk and reopened negotiations last summer before the winger eventually stayed in Ukraine for another six months.
Everton also made a £30m offer to sign the highly-rated striker last summer, but once again Shakhtar held their ground and were eventually rewarded. when Chelsea put big money on the table during the winter transfer window. Shakhtar's director of football Darijo Srna is at the center of negotiations over Mudryk's future and he recently admitted the player is unhappy in west London.
"Unfortunately at Chelsea right now he's not in a good mood, neither is Mykhaylo, but he has all the qualities to become one of the best players in the Premier League over the next two years," said Srna. .
The former Croatia international full-back joked further:
“No problem, after the war we will buy it back. We will buy it back after the war.
Mudryk started in Chelsea's 1-2 loss to Brighton and played the full 90 minutes before being sent off from the bench.
Before that, he had been in and out of the Chelsea squad since January and spent most of the time on the bench in the second half. Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter has previously pointed out that Mudryk is the board's signing and not his own, which is reflected in his inconsistent use of players in its inefficient squad.
Mudryk started the final game of the Potter era - a 0-2 home loss to Aston Villa - saving two great first-half chances to open an account at Chelsea.
Todd Boehly remains confident that Mudryk will prove his big deal over time, but it hasn't been an ideal start for the Ukraine international at Stamford Bridge.
With Chelsea now out of target and Lampard's side struggling to score, it's hard to see exactly why Mudryk hasn't been consistent.
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