Chelsea tipped to take ‘big loss’ on player ‘not cut out for Premier League’

Chelsea person been tipped to instrumentality a ‘big loss’ connected a subordinate who is ‘not chopped retired for the Premier League.

The Blues person spent good implicit £1bn connected caller signings since Todd Boehly took implicit the nine successful 2022, bringing successful much than 40 players, astir connected amazingly agelong contracts.

While some, similar Cole Palmer, person proved to beryllium monumental hits, others person flattered to deceive astatine Stamford Bridge.

Mykhailo Mudryk surely falls into the 2nd category, having scored conscionable 7 goals for Chelsea pursuing his £89m determination from Shakhtar Donetsk successful January 2023.

The 23-year-old was chased by Arsenal arsenic good arsenic Chelsea astir 2 years ago but has failed to conscionable expectations, struggling to gain a spot successful the squad and underwhelming erstwhile helium has featured.

Ex-Chelsea defender Glen Johnson has warned Mudryk his ‘time whitethorn beryllium up’ and says his erstwhile nine could beryllium preparing to instrumentality a ‘big loss’ connected the Ukrainian.

Mudryk was handed a uncommon commencement successful Chelsea’s 5-0 thrashing implicit Barrow connected Tuesday night and made an assistance arsenic Enzo Maresca’s broadside dominated their League Two opponents to scope the 4th circular of the Carabao Cup.

But it appears improbable that his show volition enactment arsenic a springboard for the remainder of the season, with erstwhile England prima Johnson claiming helium is not ‘cut retired for the Premier League’.

Asked if Mudryk has what it takes to beryllium a occurrence astatine Stamford Bridge, Johnson told Betfred: ‘We’re yet to spot it. We’ve seen flashes of his endowment and there’ve been times erstwhile he’s looked unstoppable, but we haven’t seen it often.

‘At the moment, it doesn’t look similar he’s chopped retired for the Premier League due to the fact that we would person seen it by present if helium was. Maybe his clip is up.

‘I’ve been supportive of him previously, but there’s reasons wherefore the managers he’s had don’t spot him and erstwhile he’s had the opportunities to play, we’ve not seen capable from him.

‘Chelsea bought him for a batch of money, truthful they’re either going to person to instrumentality with him oregon instrumentality a large nonaccomplishment connected him.’

Maresca, who near Championship winners Leicester City to instrumentality implicit astatine Stamford Bridge successful July, has repeatedly challenged Mudryk to connection much to the team.

Another 1 of Chelsea’s caller signings, Nicolas Jackson, has enjoyed a promising commencement to the 2024-25 campaign, scoring 4 goals successful 5 Premier League games.

The Senegal planetary was criticised for missing chances past word but Johnson expects him to marque regular contributions for Chelsea this year.

‘I’ve been impressed with however he’s started the season, but I was besides impressed with however helium started past play and helium past tailed disconnected a small bit,’ helium added.

‘Hopefully this clip astir he’s got utilized to the Premier League and helium doesn’t process disconnected due to the fact that he’s already shown that the quality is there, helium conscionable needs to bash it much often.

‘I deliberation helium tin get around 15 Premier League goals for Chelsea this play and I deliberation helium would beryllium delighted with that. If helium tin get to 18, past that would beryllium a large play for him.

‘I deliberation he’s susceptible of achieving this and he’s got a amended accidental of doing truthful successful a amended Chelsea side.’

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