Arsenal have been warned Shakhtar Donetsk will not be forced into selling Mykhaylo Mudryk in January.
The Gunners have made signing a wide forward a priority when the transfer window opens and they have a long-standing interest in Ukraine international Mudryk.
Arsenal tracked the 21-year-old in the summer but did not make a formal offer.
That could change in January though, with Arsenal’s owners ready to back manager Mikel Arteta in the transfer market to strengthen their title push.
But Mudryk will not come cheap and Shakhtar insist they will not be forced into selling their star player below their valuation.
The Ukrainian club rejected an offer of around £25million from an unnamed club in the summer and will demand much more than that now.
“For me after [Kylian] Mbappe, after Vinicius [Junior], he (Mudryk) is the best player in Europe in this position,” Shakhtar’s director of football Darijo Srna told CBS Sports.
“And if someone wants to buy Mudryk, they must spend a lot of money. First of all, they must respect our club and they must respect our president.
“And, if somebody wants to buy Mudryk, they must spend a lot, a lot, a lot of money.”
