{"id":151900,"date":"2024-02-15T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T14:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/15\/chelsea-blocked-bayern-munichs-january-approach-for-mykhailo-mudryk-report\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T14:16:18","slug":"chelsea-blocked-bayern-munichs-january-approach-for-mykhailo-mudryk-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/15\/chelsea-blocked-bayern-munichs-january-approach-for-mykhailo-mudryk-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea blocked Bayern Munich\u2019s January approach for Mykhailo Mudryk \u2013 report \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea blocked the possibility of struggling winger Mykhailo Mudryk leaving the club during the January\u00a0transfer\u00a0window amid interest from Bayern Munich, according to a report.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mudryk only arrived at Stamford Bridge the previous January after a sudden surge in form at Shakhtar Donetsk, impressing for the Ukrainian club in the Champions League in particular \u2013 Chelsea stole in ahead of Arsenal to strike a deal worth up to \u00a389m if various add-ons are met.<\/p>\n

Yet Mudryk failed to score in his first 23\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0appearances. Even now, the 23-year-old has only managed nine total goals and assists in 42 games to date, while his sole start two and a half months into 2024 came against second tier Preston North End in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n

Despite the player occupying a fringe role,\u00a0Fabrizio Romano<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/a>has reported there was no desire from Chelsea to let Mudryk leave the club last month. There was interest from\u00a0Bayern, who considered him as an option in late January, but this didn\u2019t progress to a formal approach due to Chelsea\u2019s firm stance.<\/p>\n

Raheem Sterling has been starting more consistently on the left, with Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino also beginning to hand greater opportunities to Noni Madueke on the opposite flank. Pochettino has even resorted to lining usual striker Nicolas Jackson on the left against both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace of late, allowing Cole Palmer to play centrally as a \u2018false nine\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Mykhailo Mudryk has struggled to justify his \u00a389m transfer fee \/ James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

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But Pochettino gave an indication of Chelsea\u2019s overall stance on Mudryk when he spoke about the player in December, both praising his character and pointing more towards the long-term.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a fantastic guy and he\u2019s such a nice person. He\u2019s very authentic and genuine. One thing I can tell you, he\u2019s very honest and very trustworthy and a very genuine and spontaneous guy,\u201d the Blues boss explained two days before Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, as a player he knows he needs to keep improving. He\u2019s still young and he is going to improve, because he has the quality. He\u2019s a player that in his evolution is doing really well and we are so happy. For sure with time he\u2019s going to be a very important player. He\u2019s already an important player but he\u2019s going to improve a lot because the potential is massive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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