BREAKING: #Chelsea Signs Mykhailo Mudryk?—According to Goal.com, Chelsea have made a dramatic attempt to hijack Arsenal’s touted transfer move for Mykhailo Mudryk and bid has been accepted.
While the Gunners have heavily been linked with the Shakhtar Donetsk winger all winter, the Blues have remained in the picture too. As first reported by Fabrizio Romano and confirmed by GOAL, the Chelsea board flew to Poland in an attempt to reach a verbal agreement over a €100 million ($108m/£89m) offer.
And now personal terms between Chelsea and Mudryk for a seven-year contract have also been agreed, with the player ready to head to London for a medical.
Chelsea have shocked Arsenal and jumped to an agreement for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk. Chelsea sped up talks today and came with a bid that trumped that of Arsenal’s.
The player now looks set to join the blue side of London over the Red side. Arsenal have not yet responded to the news and it now looks really too late for them to do so.
It will be an absolute shock to the system for Arsenal who have been working on a deal to sign the player for weeks. Chelsea simply provided a bigger bid and Mudryk was open to the move.
The deal will be worth €70million+€30million in add-ons. The deal is described as not signed but a done deal. Mudryk will leave Turkey today to fly to London.
Chelsea were always likely to try something fast and extravagant after Joao Felix’s red card and the result against Fulham, and this is about as extravagant as it gets.
Mudryk will be a Chelsea player. The deal is done and Chelsea have beaten Arsenal to his signature.
