According to reports, ARSENAL has rejected a £55 million bid for Mykhailo Mudryk by Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Gunners want to strengthen their offensive line in January.
Club chefs were particularly excited to bolster their broad options, with tried in vain to praise Pedro Neto of Wolves last summer.
The feature remains a priority, with muddy now their number 1 target.
Arsenal launched a £55 million bid for the Ukrainian this week but was rejected.
According to the TelegraphShakhtar is demanding compensation of around £85 million for their star man.
Mudryk, 21, has made it clear he wants to join The Gunners in January.
He recorded last month: “From a purely hypothetical perspective, if there was the opportunity to be a bench player for RealMadrid or a starter for Arsenal, then I would probably choose Arsenal.”
And he even posted one picture of his screen as he viewed yesterday’s 3-1 win over West Ham.
Asked about his side’s interest in Mudryk after the game, boss Michael Arteta refused to be pulled.
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He replied: “We have said that we will try to find ways to strengthen the team.
“We will find the right players and that’s all I can say.”
Primarily a left winger, but also capable of playing on the right, Mudryk has made 44 first-team appearances for Shakhtar, scoring 12 goals.
Ten of his goals this season have come from 18 appearances, alongside an impressive eight assists.
His attacks include Champions League tries against Celtic and RB Leipzig.
He has also broken into his national team, earning eight caps for Ukraine to date.
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