Mykhaylo Mudryk “will be an Arsenal player”, according to ESPN journalist Jorge Baravalle, who has praised the signing on his Twitter account.

This follows a report earlier Tuesday from Ukrainian outlet Sport Arena, which suggested a breakthrough in talks had been made, with the negotiations for the deal now at an advanced stage.

Baravalle’s Twitter post has been interpreted as confirmation of rumours that Mudryk was already headed to the Emirates Stadium, although he’s not given much detail about what he’s heard.

In the tweet Baravelle simply stated that Mudryk will be joining Arsenal, and that Mikel Arteta is landing one of the jewels of European football with this signing.

Consequently, the tweet has been viewed by some Arsenal fans as true pending confirmation from a wider variety of well-known transfer sources. However, it also wouldn’t be too surprising if there were increasing signs of this deal being close to completion.

Arsenal have long been strongly linked with Mudryk by Fabrizio Romano and others, with the 22-year-old Ukraine international making sense as a priority target who could majorly strengthen Arteta’s surprise title challengers.

-A CaughtOffide report