Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergey Palkin has revealed that both Chelsea and Arsenal have made equal bids for Mikylo Mudrik. But the reason why The blue corner got the player because of the seriousness and terms of the offer.

Before that, Arsenal were considered favorites to take the Ukrainian international winger to join the team until Chelsea pounced on him at the final
corner . Luken told The UFABET that the two clubs had made the same offer. Still, they thought there was no way to close a deal with Arsenal:
“When they (Arsenal) made the final offer of €70m plus €30m in add-ons. We sat down internally to discuss what the payout terms would be, in the fixed numbers and in the bonus section,” Palkin revealed.
[With Arsenal] I spoke to Edu that I tried my best but it was not possible.
The move was officially announced on Sunday and Mudrik was in attendance to watch Chelsea beat Crystal Palace.
Transferee L Winstanley traveled to Turkey on Saturday where Shakhtar was training there and took a private jet back to London with the players.
Get it because it is much more serious and possible bonus conditions, which include bonuses for winning the Premier League and Champions League for the duration of the player’s contract.
“Let’s just say these bonuses should be possible and realistic. So, in this case, Chelsea are much more serious and fair at some point.”
“When we met Chelsea, we were together. To put you in context, for 9-10 hours they invited the players and explained the whole project to us. We realize, yes, let’s talk about it now, Chelsea are in trouble but it’s normal because it’s in the process of changing hands
. They want to change many things. So when they explain the whole story and look at the next two, three, four, five years, you see they have a serious project
. the best in the world Because I can tell you, they are very serious in all areas, sports science, stadiums, advertising, everything. For us they are very ambitious.
It was also revealed that Arsenal contacted the player for the first time in October or November. A month earlier, they had formally announced their interest to Shakhtar.
While Chelsea contacted Palkin in late December to negotiate with Mudrik, this became the starting point for signing the player.