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Roberto de Zerbi shared more about his relationship with Mykhailo Mudryk. The Ukrainian attacker was on the books of Shakhtar Donetsk until January 2023, breaking into the first team under the tutelage of the Italian. He was named his club and country's Player of the Year in 2022, and big things were expected when he was the subject of a £62 million transfer to Chelsea. · 'He's a great player' Of course, things have gone awry for the 25-year-old, who spent the last season and a half out of action due to a doping suspension. He has decided to try and reinvigorate his career across the capital city with the help of a familiar face, and Zerbi still sticks by his belief in the player's potential. "I don't know how much time he needs to be available to start the game. One part of the game, I think he's ready right now to play 20, 15, 30 minutes. The first question about Mudryk. We spent a very particular season together in Shakhtar, when the war started, we were together. "When I spoke about the Ballon d'Or, I was very clear. Maybe my English is not so good, but I was very clear because I was speaking about the potential of the player. The potential of the player can be the same and can respect the prediction or not. Until now, he has had many problems. "The last problem, the suspension, was the problem, but in the end, the potential is clear, and now his challenge is to respect all his qualities, because he's a great player. He has to feel this season, to live this season in the right way, not too much pressure, but it's the right moment for him to show all people things, because if Chelsea paid 100 million four years ago... I think they brought in a lot of big players, and to spend 100 million, I think they thought very well about the qualities of Mudryk." · A shared season in Ukraine "Especially with a young player, I try to give my best to help them to stay close with them, also with the older players. But like I said, in Ukraine it was a very emotional season, because we were building a great team and when the war started, everything finished. "We kept in touch with him and with the other players. I think he is a normal player, like Micky van de Ven, like another player. If he deserves, he will play, or not, we have to see the physical condition first of all, and then how he can adapt in a new team, in a new club, maybe in a new style of play."