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Alex Young

Mykhaylo Mudryk has already given Arsenal his answer as January transfer talks continue

Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk has already given Arsenal his answer as transfer talks continue over a possible January move.

The Gunners have made the 21-year-old a key target for the upcoming window, and there is a belief a deal with the Ukrainian giants can be met below the much-mooted £100million price tag.

There is so much confidence in an agreement being struck, Mudryk joining Arsenal is openly discussed in the Shakhtar dressing room.

"I think every guy dreams about the Premier League," the winger said recently. "Arsenal is a very good team with a very good coach. I like the way they play.

"It would be hard to say no [to Arsenal], I can't say no but the transfer is not only my decision."

Arsenal fans have already played their part in helping Mudryk decide his future, as he told Vlada Sedan, Oleksandr Zinchenko’s wife, recently.

"One surprise for me was how many Arsenal fans followed me," he said. "No other club’s fans have interacted as much as them.

"Telling me that they are waiting for me, saying 'come to us'. One of my recent posts has over 500 comments saying that."

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