WATCH: Mudryk tells friends Chelsea need new left-back to replace Cucurella

 

After the West Ham draw, Mykhailo Mudryk flew to Warsaw to bid farewell to his former teammates at Shakhtar Donetsk.

During that meeting, cameras picked up an interesting conversation between the Chelsea winger and Mykola Matviyenko, the Ukrainian left-sided defender.

'So, do you need a left-back instead of Cucurella?' Matviyenko asks.

'Yeah, we do, we do,' Mudryk replies before checking himself and telling the cameramen, 'Just don't post it'. That request went unheeded.

Matvienko: Does Chelsea need a new LB instead of Cucurella

Mudryk: oh yes we need.#CFC #ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/4lbpvTYm1P

— Max Raiz🇮🇱🇱🇻 (@maxim_raiz31) February 12, 2023

This comes after a game where it was notable that Cucurella did not play the ball to Mudryk too often, preferring to pass it sideways or backwards.

While Mudryk's frustration is understandable, the fact that he's so open about it could raise a few questions in the dressing room.