Stan Collymore claims £100k-a-week player has ‘massively failed’ at Chelsea, but he’s got the perfect solution

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Stan Collymore has suggested Mykhailo Mudryk desperately needs a spell away from Chelsea on loan.

Mykhailo Mudryk, who’s just 22, has found it difficult in Chelsea colours since his move to Stamford Bridge midway through last season.

The £100,000-a-week youngster (Spotrac) possesses so much potential with his raw pace and dribbling, but he’s finding it difficult piecing it together under some real scrutiny from the media.

Unfortunately, the left-winger’s now on 21 Blues appearances without a goal for the club.

Pundit Stan Collymore says Mudryk has “massively failed” so far during his time in West London, but isn’t ready to completely give up on him quite yet.

Instead, he think the Ukraine international could really grow as a player if he’s allowed to go out on loan, with Borussia Dortmund suggested as a potential destination.

“There have been some reports that a January loan move for Mykhailo Mudryk could be on the cards. I actually think that’s a great idea,” Collymore wrote in his column for CaughtOffside.

“Let’s not forget, this is a young player who played just 44 games for Shakhtar Donetsk before Chelsea signed him for nearly £90million. Some players can live up to the hype, others can’t, and so far, Mudryk has massively failed. He can still fulfil his potential – he’s only 22 years old but he has to rack up more games before Chelsea can expect him to be their first-choice left winger. He is simply too inexperienced.

“When it comes to what clubs should try and snap Mudryk up, I know Roberto De Zerbi is a big fan – he even said he could win the Ballon d’Or in the future, but I wouldn’t send him out on loan to another Premier League club.

“I think he needs to drop down a tier but go and play for a club where the expectation to win week in and week out is just as high as it is at Chelsea. Whether or not they’d have him is another matter, but I think Borussia Dortmund could be the perfect club to get Mudryk firing and on the right track to becoming the player he has the potential to be.”

The Chelsea Chronicle has suggested Mudryk should get his second consecutive start this weekend when Chelsea host Aston Villa in the Premier League.

If he’s to complete a U-turn at Stamford Bridge, he needs regular game time.

Hopefully, Mauricio Pochettino can be the right head coach to get the best from a youngster struggling for confidence and form.