Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Serhiy Palkin has said Chelsea have a "diamond" in Mykhailo Mudryk. But he warned the Blues that they will have to be patient with the winger.
Mudryk joined Chelsea in a mammoth £88.5million deal from Shakhtar in January. And the 22-year-old is yet to score in nine appearances for the Blues, struggling to find his feet following an exciting debut off the bench at Liverpool.
He is yet to nail down a regular starting spot at Stamford Bridge. However, Palkin is confident that Mudryk will come good and help Chelsea to glory in years to come.
That's despite warning Chelsea's owners of their need to be patient with Mudryk.
Palkin told Sky Sports as cited by Sports Central: "I said to them 'you've got a real diamond, but you should be very, very patient [with him].' "Give this guy a little bit of time and he will show what kind of football he will bring to your club. "I know 100 per cent that he will participate in many, many trophies for Chelsea in the future. "Because this is a very unique boy. A unique boy with unbelievable technical characteristics.
Mudryk scored ten goals and provided eight assists in 18 games for Shakhtar in the first half of the season before joining Chelsea. His stunning form also saw him linked with a move to Arsenal.
In the end he eventually joined Chelsea, where he has been backed to come good by Shakhtar chief Palkin.
