€70m Chelsea target 'is not ready for Premier League pressure' says Mudryk

Cameron Smith

• 30 May 2024 12:00 BST
• 4 min read

Georgiy Sudakov has admitted that he is desperate to play in the Premier League, but close friend Mykhailo Mudryk has warned him of moving to England too soon.

Sudakov, 21, is being monitored by a host of top European clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, but he would like to play alongside Mudryk at Chelsea.

The pair were team-mates at Shakhtar Donetsk and are both in the Ukraine international set-up.

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They will play a key role at the 2024 European Championship, and Sudakov will be hoping to impress his suitors at the tournament as he looks to seal a big-money summer move.

Shakhtar have reportedly placed a €70 million price tag on Sudakov’s head, and they could look to increase their asking price if he performs well at Euro 2024.

Furthermore, Sudakov has now revealed that he wants to join the Premier League this summer, despite Mudryk’s warning.

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What has Georgiy Sudakov said?

The Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder spoke to iNews ahead of Euro 2024 and revealed the latest regarding a possible summer transfer, as well as his friendship with Mudryk.

“We are in touch on a daily basis,” Sudakov admitted when asked about the Chelsea star. “He is a big friend of mine. Over the last two months he has played a lot more and has been much more successful.

“The beginning for him was quite tough, mentally and physically, but step by step he is getting there. When we play in the national team together I have seen how much he has grown as the season has progressed.

He continued: “I was telling Misha [Mudryk] about how much I want to play in the Premier League and how it would be great to play in the same team. Misha told me that I was not ready for the kind of pressure that happens in England and if I do come I need to be ready for that. But I am.”

Mudryk has scored seven goals in 58 games since joining Chelsea for an initial €70m in January 2023 and he has been largely criticised for his ineffectiveness since moving to Stamford Bridge.

Sudakov was the subject of a January approach from Serie A side Napoli, but their advances were rejected by Shakhtar. The Ukraine star currently has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €14.8m.