Former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, has spoken highly of Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk.

It hasn’t worked out too well for Mudryk since his big money move to Chelsea, but Joe Hart has admitted Mudryk is an exceptional talent.

Speaking after Ukraine came from behind to earn a vital Euro 2024 win over Slovakia, the former Man City and England goalkeeper said: “There is a huge talent in him.

“I’ve played against him when he was high on confidence when he was at Shakhtar and they were a pretty average team being honest.

“We played well against them but he was such a threat the whole game. He smashed two past me over two legs and I was really excited when he signed in the Premier League I was like ‘watch this guy.’”

Joe Hart has backed Mudryk to regain form at Chelsea, and claims that Mudryk has been adversely affected by the happenings at Chelsea under the Todd Boehly era.

He said: “Look, he’s still young. Chelsea’s a bit of a difficult club to shine at the moment.

“But when they do find their feet and if he’s one of the wingers when they do find their feet who are stars in that team, which they will, I’m excited to see what he can do.”

Asked if Mudryk had joined the wrong club, Hart added: “Who knows? It’s not gone well for anyone apart from Cole Palmer. That’s just being brutally honest.

“They are trying to build a foundation. He’s a young player, he signed a big long contract, from everything I’ve heard about him he’s someone who wants to improve, wants to work hard, always out doing shooting.

“Look, the talent is in him. It’s just whether they can get it out of him in the Premier League.”