ARSENAL are confident in signing Mykhailo Mudryk and have stepped up their pursuit of Joao Felix, reports say.
The Gunners led the transfer race of Shakhtar Donetsk’s winger Mudryk, who has ten goals in 18 games this season.
But as first revealed by SunSport, Chelsea swooped in to hijack a deal for the Ukrainian wideman.
Mudryk’s representatives were in the capital this week and held talks with both London clubs.
And his future could be determined on who offers the highest amount, with Shakhtar valuing the player at £88million.
But according to The Telegraph, Arsenal will not be dragged into a bidding war with Chelsea and rest in confidence that Mudryk favours a move to North London.
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The forward has spoken of his admiration for the current Premier League leaders before.
Arsenal have already had their first two bids rejected, including £55m plus add-ons.
But Chelsea are in a better position to financially compete with billionaire American owner Todd Boehly spearheading negotiations.
Arsenal are also wary of overspending following the fait of club-record £72m signing Nicolas Pepe, who has since been loaned to Nice.
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It is also claimed the Gunners are looking at a deal to sign Felix, who has fallen out of favour at Atletico Madrid.
The Portuguese international is the fifth most expensive player in history when he joined Atletico for £113m in the summer of 2019.
But he has managed only 34 goals in 130 appearances for the club and is now available to sign on loan this month.
Chelsea and Manchester United are also among the clubs linked with Felix, whose agent Jorge Mendes is searching for suitors.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
