Chelsea are now reportedly ready to dump one of their new big-money signings after just six months at the club.
The Blues have endured a disastrous 2022/23 campaign given their usual standards, and now hold the unwanted record of having four different managers – Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Bruno Saltor and Frank Lampard – in one single Premier League season.
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While some have blamed their poor showing on their failed managerial appointments, there are also suggestions the team's new American owners are responsible for how the season has panned out after making 13 signings in just six months, including the high-priced arrivals of Wesley Fofana and Mykhaylo Mudryk, as well as the British record transfer of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica.
It is now reported that the aforementioned Ukraine international's future at Stamford Bridge is now uncertain following his €70 million (R1.4 billion) move from Shakhtar Donetsk in January, having largely underwhlemed with just two assists and no goals for the Blues to date.
According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, Chelsea are weighing up the possibility of allowing Mudryk to leave the club on loan for the 2023/24 season in order to develop at a team that will guarantee him regular game time, with seven of his 13 Premier League appearances so far having come from the bench.
Although the 22-year-old's contract in west London runs until June 2031, the report further claims that the English giants would also consider an outright sale if the right offer is received.
With Mudryk yet to score for the club, he admitted last month that his start to life with the Blues has been a challenge.
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"I can say yes, it's a lot of pressure, but it's not for the first time," the winger said in an interview with Sky Sports.
"I like this pressure because one day that guy who said I'm a loser, one day he will say I'm a winner. Time will tell."
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