Chelsea beat London rivals Arsenal to seal an £89m deal for Mudryk midway through last season.

However, the Ukraine international had a season to forget, and is yet to score in 17 appearances for the Blues.

New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is backing Mudryk to be a success at Chelsea, and claims that the young winger has ‘massive potential’ to be a top player, despite an underwhelming first six months in the Premier League.

Pochettino also revealed that he has been having talks with Mudryk.

“I spoke with all the players, a lot, Mudryk also because he was in Barcelona for a few days and we exchanged messages,” said Pochettino.  

“We spoke in the last few days and I’ve found a really good kid. He is still young with a massive potential. The most important thing is that we need to earn the trust and confidence in us.

“We are building the relationship with him and with different players. They need know us and how we act in every situation. We’ve had many chats and I’m happy about that.”