Emmanuel Petit suspects Mykhailo Mudryk would rather be at Arsenal than Chelsea

Chelsea beat Arsenal to the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk (Pictures: Getty)

Emmanuel Petit has questioned whether Mykhailo Mudryk is ‘happy’ at Chelsea and suspects the Ukraine international would rather be at Arsenal.

Mudryk looked set to join Premier League leaders Arsenal in a deal worth around £80m, but Chelsea swooped in and reached a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk instead.

The 22-year-old has signed an eight-and-a-half year deal at Stamford Bridge and made his Chelsea debut in the goalless Premier League draw at Liverpool.

Former Premier League star Petit believes Mudryk can be a success at Chelsea but has questioned if he would be happier at Arsenal, who he repeatedly suggested he was joining before leaving Shakhtar.

‘I liked the way Mudryk played against Liverpool on his debut,’ Petit told Betway. ‘I think he put something different into the Chelsea game when he came up against them.

‘He showed that he was very quick on the ball. He showed that he wasn’t scared, he took responsibility straight away. He wanted to put pressure on the defenders.

‘It is still a big gamble for the future. At first he wanted to go to Arsenal, but ended up at Chelsea, so my question is: “Is he happy about that?” I’m not sure.

‘But definitely he would add quality to their squad. I hope that he will be successful over at Chelsea.’

While Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League, Chelsea are currently just 10th, 10 points outside the Champions League places.

The Blues host Fulham on Friday night and former Premier League striker Chris Sutton expects Chelsea to pick up a vital win.

‘These two sides met a few weeks ago, when new Chelsea signing Joao Felix was sent off on his debut and Fulham won 2-1,’ Sutton told BBC Sport.

‘This time? Well, who knows how Chelsea will line up on Friday with all their new signings – including Enzo Fernandez, the £107m man.

‘Jorginho started their last game, against Liverpool on 21 January, and he has now joined Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech and Conor Gallagher were also in the team at Anfield and they were linked with moves away – especially Ziyech, who thought he was on his way to Paris St-Germain. Surely he won’t be involved?

‘There are so many questions and there is simply no way Blues boss Graham Potter can know what his best team is now.

Mudryk made his Chelsea debut at Anfield last month (Picture: Getty)

‘I do like the look of Mykhailo Mudryk, who is incredibly quick, but selling Jorginho is very odd, even with his contract running out in the summer.

‘All of this makes it very difficult to make a prediction. Fulham have lost their last two league games, without playing that badly, and with a settled team they should definitely play the more fluid football.

‘But maybe this is the moment Potter’s luck turns and he gets a break for the first time at Stamford Bridge. That’s what I’m going with, anyway!’

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‘Is he happy? I’m not sure.’