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title: "Newcastle United: Frank McAvennie backs Mykhaylo Mudryk move"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/january-transfer-news-mykhaylo-mudryk-shakhtar-arsenal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-12-26T18:06:41Z"
modified: "2022-12-26T18:06:41Z"
---

# Newcastle United: Frank McAvennie backs Mykhaylo Mudryk move

**Frank McAvennie has backed [Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk.**

### The Lowdown: Contact made

As per [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/newcastle-united-news-pundit-tips-winner-in-mykhaylo-mudryk-race-after-sources-reveal-today/), a ‘Newcastle source’ has shared that the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) club have ‘made contact’ with Shakhtar to ‘register their interest’ in signing the 21-year-old.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Public Investment Fund (PIF) have given Eddie Howe the ‘green light’ to bring in one ‘box-office’ signing in the New Year, and Mudryk is high up on the list.

### The Latest: Toon Army would ‘absolutely love’ Mudryk

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/newcastle-united-news-pundit-tips-winner-in-mykhaylo-mudryk-race-after-sources-reveal-today/), McAvennie has claimed that, although he can envisage Mikel Arteta wanting to sign Mudryk for Arsenal, the 63-year-old ‘can see’ the Ukraine international moving to St James’ Park, adding that the Toon Army would ‘absolutely love’ him to join.

The former Celtic striker said: “*I can see Arteta wanting someone like Mudryk in there but they are a young team.*

“*Newcastle are going forwards. Somebody like Mudryk would be a great name for the north-east, they would absolutely love it.*

“*I can see it happening – Mudryk is Eddie Howe’s kind of player. He would not be going there just for the money. I can understand any manager wanting to bring him in. I would love to see him in the Premier League.*“

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### The Verdict: He’d be a statement signing

Mudryk would certainly be a statement signing for Newcastle if they are able to land him in January, especially if they can beat the likes of Arsenal to his signature.

The 21-year-old is enjoying a breakthrough season in his homeland, having managed ten goals and eight assists in 18 games across all competitions so far this term, including five goal contributions in the Champions League ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mykhaylo-mudryk/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/537860/plus/0?saison=2022&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

Shakhtar have [reportedly](https://theathletic.com/3991075/2022/12/12/ornstein-world-cup-transfer-targets/) placed an astonishing €100m (£88m) price tag on his head, a testament to how highly they rate him, so signing Mudryk would feel like a real coup for the Magpies.

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