Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has taken to Twitter to claim that his club have done better business than Arsenal by signing Mykhailo Mudryk, while the Gunners brought in Leandro Trossard.
Arsenal looked to be in pole position to sign Mudryk, but Chelsea hijacked the deal at the last minute, and managed to convince the Ukrainian winger to sign for £88m last Sunday.
Mikel Arteta’s men have responded by adding Trossard to their squad in a deal worth £27m.
Chelsea spent £88m to bring Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk to Stamford Bridge© Provided by Daily Mail
Arsenal have signed their own winger, adding Leandro Trossard to their squad© Provided by Daily Mail
Following Trossard’s arrival at the Emirates, a Chelsea fan decided to ask the question on Twitter as to which London club had got the better deal, giving the options of a ‘like’ for Mudryk and a ‘retweet’ for Trossard.
It did not take long for Boehly to respond as he stood by his club’s decision-making and gave the post a ‘like’.
The Chelsea supporter was ecstatic to get a reply from the American owner, as he wrote on Twitter: ‘Chelsea Owner Mr Boehly has ‘LIKED’ my Post on Mudryk vs Trossard’s business. Thank you @Todd_Boehly!!’
Boehly has taken a hands-on approach at Chelsea since replacing Roman Abramovich at the helm last May.
Todd Boehly thinks Chelsea have done better business than Arsenal by signing Mudryk
Boehly thinks Chelsea got better deal by signing Mudryk over Trossard© Provided by Daily Mail
He appointed himself as interim sporting director early on in his tenure, and the club spent £270m in the summer, bringing in Raheem Sterling, Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella among others.
He has since stood down from this position, with Christopher Vivell and Paul Winstanley now in charge of signing new players, but Boehly is still very much involved.
Chelsea have added another four players in January including Mudryk, and they are closing in on completing a move for PSV Eindhoven’s Noni Madueke.
Boehly has been heavily involved at Chelsea since taking over the club last May
Mudryk and Trossard could get their first chance to put their cases forward this weekend for their respective clubs.
Mudryk was pictured training with Chelsea for the first time earlier this week, and could make his debut for Graham Potter’s side when they face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Trossard is available to play against Manchester United the following day having been registered in time to make the Gunners’ squad.
Source: msn
