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Mykhailo Mudryk is more suited to ARSENAL's style of play than Chelsea's, claims his former Shakhtar Donetsk youth coach after the Blues hijacked Mikel Arteta's attempt to sign the £88m winger in January

Mykhailo Mudryk's former coach has claimed the Ukrainian would have been more suited to Arsenal's style of play than Chelsea.

The 22-year-old looked set for a transfer to the Gunners last month before Chelsea landed him in a whopping £88million deal following a hijack move.

Andres Carrasco, who coached Mudryk at under-19 level during his come up at Shakhtar Donetsk, believes the winger would have been better off moving to Arsenal.

'This is a club that has been changing recently,' Carrasco said of Chelsea in an. But it is good for Mudryk to be in a club that always expects maximum results,' he said speaking to Tribuna.