Arsenal ‘lead race to sign Ukrainian star Mykhaylo Mudryk' but face competition from Roma, who have already had bid rejected for the Shaktah Donetsk winger as the Ukrainians 'put £40million price tag on his head’

Arsenal are leading the race to sign Shaktah Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk but face competition from Serie A side Roma.

The 21-year-old is one of the biggest emerging talents in the Ukrainian football and was the star of the show in Donetsk's Champions League game against Real Madrid last season - where he was applauded off the pitch by the home fans.

This term the tricky winger has played six times for Shaktah and scored twice, including a man of the match display in their 4-1 Champions League victory over RB Leipzig.