Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts on the failed transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk

With
the
win,
the
Gunners
completed
a
league
double
over
Spurs
for
the
first
time
in
9
years.
Amid
the
ecstasy,
there
perhaps
was
a
tinge
of
disappointment
as
the
Gunners
missed
out
on
Ukraine
superstar
Mykhailo
Mudryk.

Mudryk,
who
was
linked
with
Arsenal
for
a
long
time,
was
signed
by
Chelsea
for
a
reported
fee
of
£100
million
on
Sunday.
Gunners
were
close
to
getting
Mudryk
and
the
player
himself
hinted
his
wish
to
join
Arsenal
several
times,
but
ended
up
signing
for
the
Blue
half
of
London.

Mikel
Arteta
was
asked
about
the
missed
opportunity
after
the
Spurs
win,
but
the
Gunners
boss
believes
the
club
did
the
right
thing
to
not
involve
themselves
in
a
bidding
war
for
the
Ukrainian.

A
word
with
the
new
man!
????

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—
Chelsea
FC
(@ChelseaFC)

January
15,
2023

“We
have
excellent
players.
We
want
to
improve
our
squad
in
this
transfer
window
and
when
I
say
we,
myself,
the
coaching
staff,
the
staff,
the
players,
the
board,
and
ownership,”
Arteta
said.

“We
are
all
in
this
together,
but
we
will
do
the
deals
that
we
can
do
and
that
we
believe
is
right
for
the
football
club,” he
added.

The
North
London
club
are
in
need
of
a
couple
of
players
as
they
have
a
very
thin
squad.
With
title
hopes
on
the
horizon,
they
would
be
looking
to
further
strengthen
their
squad
for
the
last
few
months
of
this
season.
Arteta
confirmed
that
the
club
is
in
the
market
and
actively
scrutinizing
for
a
potential
arrival,
but
they
will
only
sign
a
player
if
that
player
has
the
potential
or
ability
to
enhance
the
quality
of
the
squad.

Aaron
Ramsdale
got
kicked
by
a
Spurs
fan
after
the
match
and
Mikel
Arteta
denied
to
talk
about
that
incident.
The
Spanish
manager
said
he
will
look
into
the
matter
on
Monday
and
wants
to
enjoy
the
victory
with
the
players
for
the
day.