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Mykhailo Mudryk is 'worth more than £100 million'
James Shearman
- Updated: 9 Mar 2023 21:57 GMT
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World champion boxer Oleksandr Usyk believes that Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk can become one of the best players in the world.
The WBA, IBF and WBO title holder has been following fellow Ukrainian Mudryk's progress since his youth team days.
The 22-year-old recently moved to Graham Potter's Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of £88 million.
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But he has struggled to make an impact in his six appearances to date, failing to register a goal or an assist.
Usyk has faith in Mudryk to come good, though, telling Parimatch: ''The transfer fee doesn’t shock me.''
''Everything has risen, prices are a little higher than they were. I think he’s worth a little more than £100million because I’ve been watching this guy.
Can’t lie was a bit worried with the Mudryk treatment, but I can only hold my hands up because of what I’ve seen with Koulibaly and Cucurella. He will be integrated properly 🤝🏽
— Mod (@CFCMod_) March 9, 2023
''When I saw him for the first time he probably played for the under-18s or under-19s.
''The hairstyle catches your eye, the tattoos. He was playing and I was watching him and I liked him.
Ballon d'Or potential
Usyk also said that Mudryk has the potential to win the most prestigious individual accolade in the sport.
''It seems to me that this guy can bring the fourth Ballon d’Or to Ukraine.''
Oleg Blokhin (1975), Igor Belanov (1986) and Andriy Shevchenko (2004) are the three previous winners from Ukraine.
