Furious Arsenal fans want Edu sacked as Chelsea hijack £89m deal for Mykhailo Mudryk
A section of Arsenal fans have turned on sporting director Edu after Chelsea agreed a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk for Mykhailo Mudryk after weeks of Gunners interest.
Their London rivals have reached an agreement for the 22-year-old Ukraine international for a fee in the region of £89million with personal terms now being discussed as per Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov.
The Gunners were believed to have been put off by the asking price for the prospect despite looking to boost their squad as Mikel Arteta goes in search of Premier League glory – which hasn’t reflected well on Edu.
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One fan wrote on Twitter: “This is a bloody disgrace the whole Arsenal board and Edu must be sacked.”
A second agreed: “Time for Edu to be sacked, awful at negotiating, yet again Arteta let down by board and owners..”
A third posted: “Edu needs to be sacked! Losing out on our main transfer target to a rival when we’re in a title race is unforgivable!”
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A fourth said: “If Edu ain’t getting sacked soon yh that’s me done with this club.”
A fifth typed: “Edu should get sacked, that is just embarrassing.”
It was reported back on Boxing Day that Arsenal launched a formal bid for the forward, with Mudryk himself making no secret of his desire to play for the club.
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However, Chelsea are now in pole position to get a deal done with the club taking to Twitter to update their supporters of the situation.
They wrote: “FC Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov and Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali discussed Mykhailo Mudryk’s transfer to Chelsea FC today.
“Parties are very close to agree on player’s transfer to the club.”
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