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Arsenal have been warned they will have to splash out more than £100million to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk, who has drawn favourable comparisons to Jack Grealish.
The Ukrainian winger has long been linked with a potential switch to north London, having also been tracked by the likes of Premier League rivals Everton and Brentford last summer.
Mikel Arteta is known to be keen on adding a new winger to his squad as leaders Arsenal look to sustain their surprise title challenge in the New Year, with Facundo Torres of Orlando City also a target.
However, the latest reports from The Athletic’s David Ornstein suggest that Mudryk is indeed the Gunners’ transfer priority when the window re-opens for business in January.
He claims that talks are already happening, with the 21-year-old keen to make the switch from Shakhtar Donetsk, for whom he has scored 12 goals and registered 17 assists in 44 senior appearances so far.
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However, Shakhtar legend and director of football Darijo Srna has publicly stated that anyone wishing to sign Mudryk next month faces a hefty nine-figure sum.
The Croatian drew comparisons between the talented youngster and England playmaker Jack Grealish, whom Manchester City broke the British transfer record to sign in a mammoth £100m deal with Aston Villa last summer.
“Who wants to sign Mudryk has to pay big amount of money — otherwise our president will not sell him,” Srna told Spanish newspaper Marca.
“Jack Grealish was sold for more than 100m and Mudryk’s level is not lower.’