The Gunners have built a young and exciting squad under Mikel Arteta. However, they also introduced experience into the squad when they signed Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City last summer.
The duo have proven to be excellent additions as Arsenal sit at the top of the Premier League table.
Chelsea, meanwhile, spent over £250 million last summer but are struggling and are 10th in the table, 10 points behind the UEFA Champions League spots.
Hasselbaink praised the Gunners’ strategy and claimed that the Blues need to follow them. He told Sky Sports:
The Dutchman added:
The west London side have already made two signings in the January transfer window. They welcomed striker David Datro Fofana from Molde SK and defender Benoit Badiashile from AS Monaco.
Chelsea have also signed Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig but the French forward will join the club in the summer.
The Gunners, meanwhile, have been linked with the likes of Mykhaylo Mudryk, Joao Felix and Alejandro Balde. However, they are yet to sign a player in the ongoing transfer window.
Arsenal and Chelsea involved in transfer battle for Mykhaylo Mudryk
As per The Guardian, the London rivals are highly interested in bringing in Mykhaylo Mudryk to the Premier League this January.
Arsenal reportedly made a bid of around £62 million to Shakhtar Donetsk but the Ukrainian club rejected it as they believe Mudryk is worth around £89 million.
This could see Chelsea swoop in to sign the winger. They met with the Ukrainian’s representatives in London earlier in the week and might look to make an offer of around £80 million, including add-ons.
As per the aforementioned report, Arsenal are still ahead of the Blues in the race as Mudryk prefers a move to the Emirates. Hence, if both clubs present a similar offer to Shakhtar, the winger will likely choose to join the Gunners.
Mudryk has scored 10 goals and provided eight assists in 18 games across competitions this season for the Miners.
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