Shakhtar Donetsk CEO says you have to be patient with Mykhailo Mudryk

Mykhailo Mudryk came to Chelsea with high expectations; the club paid £ 88 million for the 22-year-old leaving everyone in shock since everything seemed to indicate that the player had everything ready to move to Arsenal.

During his tenure with Shakhtar Donetsk, Mudryk proved to be a lethal striker with a keen eye for goal. Yet, at Stamford Bridge, he has failed to show his skills and has not scored a single goal in his nine outings for the team.

For some specialists and fans, Mudryk has been unable to adapt to Chelsea’s style of play, and the player is having a hard time.

But Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Serhiy Palkin has come to Mudryk’s defense and said that you have to be patient as he is a diamond in the rough that needs to be polished.

 “A week ago in England, I met Mykhailo Mudryk, and he is very happy.

“He likes everything that is going on [there], he wants to work hard, he wants to show the best.

“I said from the beginning, I spoke to the owners of Chelsea, and I told them you’ve got a real diamond but you should be very, very patient.

“Give this guy time, and he will show you what he can bring to the club.

“I know 100 percent he will participate [in winning] many, many trophies for Chelsea in the future.

“This is a very, very unique boy. A unique boy with unbelievable technical characteristics.

“I stayed at the club [Shakhtar] for 20 years. I have seen a lot of players.

“This one, from a professional point of view and how hard he works, I have never seen it in my life.”