At one point, everything seemed like a done deal. Arsenal first asked around and analyzed, then sent an offer of 65,000,000 euros to Donetsk for Mykhailo Mudryk. The Gunners wanted to play it safe, hoping that the Ukrainian club would not have much room for maneuver. Especially, as it would be a record sale for Shakhtar.However, to the surprise of many, Shakhtar rejected Arsenal’s first offer for the future superstar of European football and one of the most talented players on the continent. They have much higher expectations in Donetsk, especially as Mudryk has a firm contract until 2026.Finally, it’s Arsenal from the old Wenger days – and he was there to see itThe player himself has stated on several occasions that he would very much like to move to the Emirates. He even shared a story on his Instagram profile yesterday about how he is watching the duel between Arsenal and West Ham in a live broadcast.It is obvious that in Donetsk they decided to be brave with this transfer, but it is also very risky. The transfer of 65 million euros would be by far the biggest in the history of the Ukrainian club. The record is still held by Fred who was sold to Manchester United for 59 million. Alex Teixeira went to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning for 50 million euros, while Fernandinho’s transfer to Manchester City was ten million less.The biggest sales in the history of Shakhtar (©PrintScreen – Transfermarkt)Despite the quality of the promising Ukrainian national team player born in 2001, Arsenal’s offer (although significantly less than the mentioned 100,000,000) can be characterized as a capital one, and the extent to which the London club is serious about bringing Mudryk is best illustrated by the fact that to date – in only seven January transfer, the compensation amounted to over 60,000,000 euros.The record is held by Coutinho’s move from Liverpool to Barcelona for 135,000,000 euros, in second place is the transfer of Virgil van Dijk from Southampton to Liverpool (85,000,000), followed by the sales of Dusan Vlahovic, Aymeric Laporte, Christian Pulisic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bruno Fernandes.##NAJAVA_MECA_6911585##
