Club chief confirms Man City want to sign exciting attacker, deal would cost at least £87m

Manchester City have been warned it will cost them more than €100million (£87m) if they want to sign Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk.

The 21-year-old attracted a lot of attention from English Premier League clubs in the summer, but eventually, a move failed to materialize. Everton had a £30 million bid rejected, while Arsenal reportedly contacted his agent about a possible move.

The young attacking winger is enjoying an impressive Champions League campaign, in which he has scored three goals and assisted two in just five appearances. If the player wasn’t on the radar before, he is now.

Shakhtar deputy Sporting Director, Carlo Nicolini, was recently asked about the interest in their prized asset. The 52-year-old confirmed Arsenal’s interest and stated that it will take the “right price” for the club to even consider selling.

“There are many English candidates, there is the Spanish on duty, the French on duty, but now it takes the right amount to take him away. Together with Mbappè, Leao, and Vinicius, Mudryk is the strongest player in that position,” Nicolini told CalcioMercato,

“Oscillating between Arsenal and Manchester City? They are two teams that have taken an interest in the player. But there are also other clubs that can spend right away.”

The talent of Mudryk has now come to be known by the majority of football fans who watch the Champions League on a regular basis. “Generational talent, “unstoppable,” and “amazing” are a few words that are uttered in the same sentence as Mudryk’s. And club director Nicolini is just another name who believes the same after slapping a huge £87m [€100m] price tag on his head.

He continued:

“Is €40m enough to buy him? We do not speak to these figures. Not even for €50 million, we don’t even call the president to communicate the offer. We value Mudryk more than Antony of Manchester United, who cost €100 million.”

It’s hard to see City paying that kind of money for Mudryk and they may just hope that all of this chat is bluster to try and drive up the asking price, but when the money is on the table, Shakhtar could do a deal.

Man City supporters have been sharing their reaction to Man City’s interest in the Shakhtar Donetsk star on Twitter – here is what they had to say.

“We need this type of player so bad”
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“would fit us very well”
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“Like this guy a lot. He’s basically Grealish x1.5 speed. A more direct aggressive version..”
Credit: @StevenMcinerney

“Bring in this baller”
Credit: @Lethoncube

“Txiki get to work, don’t sleep. Proper winger needed.”
Credit: @SFC_BOSS

“If the interest is concrete, we better not pay anything more than 30M. If you want a project winger, then you need to pay project money. Don’t pay 60 million pounds for 2 years of training ground work.”
Credit: @nonewthing