Chelsea have outsmarted Premier League table-topping rivals, Arsenal in the race to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger, Mykhailo Mudryk for €100 million.
Arsenal have had Mudryk on their radar for a while, and had gone ahead to submit a €95 million bid on Thursday night for the Ukranian winger, which includes; €70 million fee and €25 million add ons, when broken down.
However, in a turn of events, transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, exclusively reported on Saturday night that Chelsea board was in Poland trying to reach verbal agreement with Shakhtar to hijack the deal from Arsenal with a €100 million offer. An hour after agreement had been reached, he further revealed that Mudryk would fly to London on Saturday night in order to discuss details, with Chelsea pushing a long-term deal of seven years, which would mean 22-year-old Mudryk will play at Stamford till 2030.
Also, Shakhtar has released an official statement confirming the transfer saying, “Shakhtar president Akhmetov and Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali discussed Mykhailo Mudryk’s transfer to Chelsea FC today . Parties are very close to agree on player’s transfer to club.” With medical tests booked for Sunday , and Mudryk flying to London with his agent, Chelsea are hoping to get the transfer done and sealed this weekend.
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