Mudryk has had a tough start to life in the Premier League (Picture: Getty)
Mykhailo Mudryk is still keen to revive his Chelsea career and has been seen doing extra work in the gym to impress Mauricio Pochettino and earn more starts for the Blues.
Chelsea signed the Ukrainian international in an £89 million deal from Shakhtar Donetsk in last season’s January transfer window, beating Arsenal to his signature after the north London club had also shown interest in the pacy winger.
Mudryk, however, has failed to live up to expectations and justify his price tag so far at Stamford Bridge, and is yet to score in 20 Premier League appearances for the club.
The Ukrainian however, has started the last three league games and has shown signs both on the pitch and behind the scenes that he is still committed to making his career at Chelsea a successful one.
The 22-year-old has also been working with personal trainer Dima Chapovsky to continue to up his speed and agility, with one source telling the Daily Mail that ‘it is like he is in the gym every hour of the day.’
Chelsea boss Pochettino has been frank about Mudryk’s tough start at the west London club but also backed the winger to overcome that and thrive at Stamford Bridge.
‘He is quite unique,’ the Argentine said. ‘I think it is a good challenge for him and for [the coaching staff].
Pochettino has backed the Ukrainian to turn around his career at Chelsea (Picture: Getty)
‘He is a very talented player but you need to go with him very slowly. [It’s] cultural and everything is completely different to Latin people.
‘He is now trying to be more open and trying to adapt and be more involved in every single situation, not only on the field, off the field also and he is making a massive effort to try and integrate himself and understand better what it means to play like a team.’
With several injuries in the Chelsea camp, Mudryk looks likely to make his fourth start in a row against Fulham when Pochettino’s side travel to Craven Cottage on Monday evening.
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Chelsea have not won in the league since August 25, with a three-game winless streak seeing them slump to home defeats against Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.
A midweek Carabao Cup victory against Brighton saw them arrest their losing slide, although they still remain 15th in the league.
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