Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov says he wants Premier League move amid reported Arsenal interest
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov has admitted he wants to move to the Premier League amid interest from Arsenal and a host of English top-flight clubs.
The Ukraine international is also on the radar of the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United, and he hopes to join his international teammate Mykhailo Mudryk in the Premier League as soon as possible.
Sudakov has compared his style of play to that of Spurs star James Maddison and his Manchester City counterpart Phil Foden, and it remains to be seen whether Arsenal would love to add another creative central midfielder to their ranks this summer.
Napoli had a £34 million bid for the 21-year-old rejected in January, with Shakhtar Donetsk understood to now be looking for upwards of £60m, and the fee could dissuade the Gunners, who are prioritising landing a forward ahead of other positions.
Sudakov will not be short of options whatever happens in the coming months having proven himself in the Champions League, scoring against Barcelona in the first-leg last October and emerging as the Man of the Match in the second-leg.
“I was telling Misha (Mudryk) about how much I want to play in the Premier League and how it would be great to play in the same team,” the youngster told i news.
“Misha told me that I was not ready for the kind of pressure that happens in England and if I do come I need to be ready for that. But I am.
“Oh, the Premier League is my dream. It would be great to play there at one of the top clubs. I cannot highlight any of them as my priority, they are all famous clubs. As Pep Guardiola said, to win the Premier League is more difficult than winning the Champions League.”
Sudakov ended the campaign with six league goals and two assists in 23 appearances, weighing in with two goals across eight Champions League and Europa League games.
His stats are not mind-blowing, but he has the talent and potential to play for a Premier League club, and Arsenal and others could be keeping tabs on him at the European Championship in Germany next month.
