Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf believes Les Bleus will ease their defeats to Ukrainian foreigner Mykhaylo Mudryk this summer because “it’s a lost cause. “
Les Bleus invested £89m in Mudryk when they bought him from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2022, but the Ukrainian is yet to pay them in goals and assists.
In his first 18 months at Stamford Bridge, the 23-year-old scored five goals and four assists in 46 Premier League appearances.
And Leboeuf has been inspired by Mudryk’s contributions since joining Chelsea and the former French foreigner believes it may be time to sell the Ukrainian before he drops his price further.
Lebouef, who “wouldn’t even buy him for £1 million”, told BoyleSports: “Mudryk is useless: he is a lost cause and Chelsea will gain nothing from him.
“It’s so crude and it doesn’t have many managers, there’s no improvement.
“Who would need to buy Mudryk? I even bought it for ten million right now. In fact, I even bought it for £1 million. Why would you need to spend money on a player who is in no way productive?
“He’s been here for 18 months and I know it’s been tricky for him given his situation at home in Ukraine, but judging by what I’ve seen, I’m concerned that Chelsea have signed Mudryk and they want to update him. “To him.
“I bought it for £2 million in 1996 and I can imagine it very much!Mudryk bought it for £70m or something. It’s crazy! »
Joe Hart, who faced Mudryk in the Champions League when he was at Celtic, believes there is a smarter player after watching one of Ukraine’s Euro 2024 hosting matches.
On Mudryk, former England goalkeeper Hart said: “There’s great skill in him. I played against him when he was very sure of himself when he was at Shakhtar and, to be honest, they are a pretty average team.
“We played well against them, but he was a big risk in the game. He hit me twice in both legs and I was really excited when he signed for the Premier League, I thought ‘look at this guy’.
Hart added: “Look, he’s still young. Chelsea is a bit of a difficult club to shine at the moment.
“But when they get his feet down and if he’s one of the wingers who are stars on this team, which he will, I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do. “