The executive director of Shakhtar Donetsk, Sergei Palkin, explained how the Chelsea got Arsenal to sign Mudryk, a football jewel 22 year old ukrainian. In an interview with the portal 'El Atlético', the coach said that the club began negotiations with the Blues after it had already closed the doors of the club. arsenal. And the Stamford Bridge team briefly reached values and clauses that they liked.
“Why did many have the impression that Mudryk would go to Arsenal. That's because Arsenal spoke to him and Mudryk started watching Arsenal games. But negotiations are negotiations. If you don't close everything, you won't get to the last point and close the trade. So it was an external impression that Mudrik was close to the armory,” he said. Palkin.
According to the CEO, Arsenal practiced seduction, having agreed on salary bases and gloves with the player before speaking with the Shakhtar. The Ukrainian club would not care, interested in selling in the current window or the next. Negotiations broke down and the Gunners abandoned the match before the match came on. Chelsea.
“When they offered the last offer of 70 million euros further 30 million additional euros, we sat down and talked internally about how it would be done in terms of payments, fixed part and bonus issues. We know we didn't close this deal. “I pronounced to [Arsenal coach] Edu that I did my best, but it wouldn't be possible,” he said. Palkin.
Then Chelsea showed up and the negotiation lasted about ten hours, according to Palkin. Last Saturday, the owner of Chelsea, Behdad Eghbali, and Paul Winstanley (Director of Transfers and Global Talent) traveled to Antalya, Turkey, where Shakhtar trains during the winter break. Soon. The Blues have reached an agreement with the Ukrainian club. and then with Mudrik.
Chelsea's attitude towards bonuses is important. For example, Palkin supposedly has a prerequisite for a degree from the Premier League either the eight year champions league, but not the Ballon d'Or.
“Bonuses should be attainable and realistic, so to speak. In this case, the Chelsea It was much more serious and fair at some points. Maybe not in one year, but in the next two, three or four years,” he explained. Palkin.
Arsenal were close to signing Mudryk after making several offers to Shakhtar. Chelsea won by offering the same fixed fee of 70 million euros more bonuses that could raise the deal to 100 million euros.
Mudryk, 22, is one of the greatest promises of Ukrainian football. In the current season, the player played 18 games, with 10 goals and eight assists for Shakhtar Donetsk. In addition to Arsenal, Real Madrid has also shown interest in the player.