Chelsea have agreed a deal worth £85m with Shakhtar Donetsk for winger Mykhailo Mudryk. Sky Sports News has been told Mudryk was on the way to west London for a ...
His list of suitors is a long one with Chelsea closing in on the race to sign him. Now he is one of the most coveted young players in Europe. At the start of last season, he was an unknown outside of Ukraine with a transfer value of under £1m.
Chelsea are stepping up their attempt to hijack Arsenal's bid for Mykhailo Mudryk after agreeing a €100m fee for the winger.
It can also be revealed that the injury crisis in attack even led Chelsea to enquire about signing the West Ham forward Michail Antonio on a cheap loan. Chelsea, who are also in talks with PSV Eindhoven over a deal for the winger Noni Madueke, want to support him with signings. The Stamford Bridge club have scheduled a medical for the 22-year-old on Sunday and are confident they will sign him.
Chelsea are trying once again to prevent Arsenal winning the race to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk, according to Fabrizio Romano.
“Arsenal are still in contact with Shakhtar so let’s see if they will get this deal over the line. But also, Chelsea will try to focus, of course, on the player side. Romano tweeted that they are aiming to reach a “verbal agreement” with Shakhtar. But the winger has been holding out for a move to Arsenal still. Their technical director Edu has been in Poland, where Shakhtar are currently training, to thrash out a deal. Mudryk has been a major target for Arsenal for several months.
Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk from under the nose of Arsenal.
Chelsea simply provided a bigger bid and Mudryk was open to the move. A 7-year deal has been agreed, and the player will fly to London in the next few hours. The deal is described as not signed but a done deal. Arsenal have not yet responded to the news and it now looks really too late for them to do so. Mudryk will leave Turkey today to fly to London. 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 have made a dramatic attempt to hijack Arsenal's touted transfer move for Mykhailo Mudryk, according to reports.
They're now on the verge of being beaten to the player by a top rival. "FC Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov and Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali discussed Mykhailo Mudryk’s transfer to Chelsea FC today," the club tweeted. As first reported by [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1614295153623146496) 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.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea's board members have gone to Poland to negotiate the transfer of Shakhtar Donetsk player Mykhaylo Mudrk.
Parties are very close to agree on player’s transfer to the club". [Chelsea](https://www.besoccer.com/team/chelsea-fc) have other plans to disrupt their London neighbours' agreement. Accordingt to several sources, an agreement is close to being struck between the Premier League leaders and the Ukranian side for a transfer thought to be in the region of €90 million.
Mykhailo Mudryk is now flying from Turkey to London to have his Chelsea medical after a deal was agreed with Shakhtar Donetsk.
[ Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano), Mykhailo Mudryk is now on his way to London from Turkey to undergo his medical for Chelsea. Mudryk is on a plane right now to get to London, and the deal is expected to be completed in the next 24 hours. The Ukrainiain was open to a move to Chelsea despite his preference being Arsenal, and the deal is now just about final. [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mykhaylo-mudryk/profil/spieler/537860), and the player is now flying to London to have his Chelsea medical ahead of the move. The deal has moved faster than anyone could have imagined, and in the space of an hour it went from Chelsea opening talks to the club reaching a full scale agreement. Chelsea have pulled off a major hijack in the last hour by agreeing a deal to sign
Chelsea have beaten Arsenal to the signing of top transfer target Mykhaylo Mudryk with a remarkable 11th-hour hijacking bid. The Gunners were growing ...
The player had preferred a move to Arsenal up until today but has now agreed to move to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have beaten Arsenal to the signing of top transfer target Mykhaylo Mudryk with a remarkable 11th-hour hijacking bid. The Gunners were growing confident that they would sign the Shakhtar winger but it is west London where he is heading in a deal worth up to £89million. [but they have been handed a major boost in their bid to sign Leandro Trossard. [Chelsea](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/chelsea) are trying to hijack [Arsenal](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/arsenal)’s move for [Shakhtar Donetsk](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/shakhtar-donetsk) winger [Mykhaylo Mudryk](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/mykhaylo-mudryk). According to Miguel Delaney, Mudryk would still prefer to move to the Emirates. ](/sport/football/leandro-trossard-tottenham-brighton-transfer-news-b1052954.html)Wout Weghorst’s move to Manchester United has been confirmed, while Lionel Messi could apparently follow great rival Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia in another blockbuster deal worth £245million a year. He is now expected to fly to London to complete a medical. Chelsea have agreed a stunning £89million deal to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk under the noses of Arsenal, who had made the Shakhtar Donetsk winger their top transfer target. Mykhaylo Mudryk is already on a plane to London to finalise his move to Chelsea. Chelsea want to complete the signing of the player TOMORROW. Shakhtar have now confirmed a deal with Chelsea for Mudrk is imminent.
It will be hard to take for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal, who were not prepared to rise their bid for Mudryk after Chelsea came in with their bid today. Mudryk was ...
The Gunners did not want a bidding war and decided to admit defeat in the deal. Mudryk was open to the move and it has moved quickly. Chelsea have moved quickly today and Mudryk is now on his way to London. [Ben Jacobs ](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen)of [CBS Sports](https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo), Shakhtar Donetsk expect to announce the departure of Mykhailo Mudryk tomorrow after Chelsea agreed a deal for the player today. The deal will cost Chelsea €100million, and it has come as a shock to most considering how deep into the deal Arsenal were. [Mikel Arteta](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mikel-arteta/profil/trainer/47620) and Arsenal, who were not prepared to rise their bid for Mudryk after Chelsea came in with their bid today.
Chelsea's official Instagram account suggested a deal for Shakhtar winger Mykhailo Mudryk is definitely going to happen.
Mudryk has been heavily linked with Arsenal since the start of the January transfer window but the THE BIGGER PICTURE: Chelsea remain in 10th place following their 2-1 defeat to west London rivals Fulham on Thursday. Chelsea's social media team sure seems confident after posting a picture of Mudryk and asking fans to "show love" before the deal has been made official.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea's board members have gone to Poland to negotiate the transfer of Shakhtar Donetsk player Mykhaylo Mudrk.
Parties are very close to agree on player’s transfer to the club". [Chelsea](https://www.besoccer.com/team/chelsea-fc) have other plans to disrupt their London neighbours' agreement. Accordingt to several sources, an agreement is close to being struck between the Premier League leaders and the Ukranian side for a transfer thought to be in the region of €90 million.
Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk are close to an agreement over the transfer of Ukraine forward Mykhailo Mudryk to the Premier League team, both clubs said on ...
Register for free to Reuters and know the full story LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk are close to an agreement over the transfer of Ukraine forward Mykhailo Mudryk to the Premier League team, both clubs said on Saturday. Chelsea and Shakhtar close to agreeing Mudryk deal
Chelsea's new £89 million winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been compared to Kylian Mbappe by former coach Mircea Lucescu.
Mudryk will add much need depth and directness to an injury-hit Chelsea attack. The ex-Shakhtar, now-Dynamo Kyiv manager has lauded the youngster ahead of his move to the Blues, saying "his qualities and perspectives can't be questioned". His qualities and perspectives can't be questioned"
Chelsea's official Instagram account suggested a deal for Shakhtar winger Mykhailo Mudryk is definitely going to happen.
Mudryk has been heavily linked with Arsenal since the start of the January transfer window but the THE BIGGER PICTURE: Chelsea remain in 10th place following their 2-1 defeat to west London rivals Fulham on Thursday. Chelsea's social media team sure seems confident after posting a picture of Mudryk and asking fans to "show love" before the deal has been made official.
Chelsea's official Instagram account suggested a deal for Shakhtar winger Mykhailo Mudryk is definitely going to happen.
Mudryk has been heavily linked with Arsenal since the start of the January transfer window but the THE BIGGER PICTURE: Chelsea remain in 10th place following their 2-1 defeat to west London rivals Fulham on Thursday. Chelsea's social media team sure seems confident after posting a picture of Mudryk and asking fans to "show love" before the deal has been made official.
Chelsea look set to hijack Arsenal's pursuit of Mykhailo Mudryk after agreeing a €100 million deal with Shakhtar Donetsk, sources have told ESPN.
Parties are very close to agree on player's transfer to the club." Sources also said the €30m in bonuses are easily achievable. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) look set to hijack [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359)'s pursuit of [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/299911/Mykhailo-Mudryk) after agreeing a €100 million deal with [Shakhtar Donetsk](/soccer/team?id=493) for the winger, sources have told ESPN.
Chelsea's new £89 million winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been compared to Kylian Mbappe by former coach Mircea Lucescu.
Mudryk will add much need depth and directness to an injury-hit Chelsea attack. The ex-Shakhtar, now-Dynamo Kyiv manager has lauded the youngster ahead of his move to the Blues, saying "his qualities and perspectives can't be questioned". His qualities and perspectives can't be questioned"
Chelsea's official Instagram account suggested a deal for Shakhtar winger Mykhailo Mudryk is definitely going to happen.
Mudryk has been heavily linked with Arsenal since the start of the January transfer window but the THE BIGGER PICTURE: Chelsea remain in 10th place following their 2-1 defeat to west London rivals Fulham on Thursday. Chelsea's social media team sure seems confident after posting a picture of Mudryk and asking fans to "show love" before the deal has been made official.
Sports Mole takes a look at three players Arsenal could sign as alternatives to Chelsea-bound attacker Mykhaylo Mudryk.
But it looks like [Arsenal](/football/arsenal/) will ultimately not get their man. [Yeremy Pino](/people/yeremy-pino/) [Wilfried Zaha](/people/wilfried-zaha/) [Pepe](/people/pepe/) [Shakhtar Donetsk](/football/shakhtar-donetsk/), Arsenal have been forced to concede defeat to [Chelsea](/football/chelsea/) in the race for 21-year-old attacker [Mykhaylo Mudryk](/people/mykhaylo-mudryk/). [Mikel Arteta](/people/mikel-arteta/) in press conferences.
Many fans around the world have been quick to claim that Chelsea are breaching - or will breach - Financial Fair Play rules but the Blues' clever planning ...
However, while this protects the Blues in the next couple of years it could soon catch up with them. For example, according to FFP, by signing an under-21 on a six-and-a-half-year contract in January, only £40million will appear on this years records with the remaining balance paid over six-and-a-half-years. But, of course, next season he won't qualify as an under-21 so the club will need to make space. An official club statement read: "Chelsea are discussing terms with Shakhtar Donetsk for the transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk. Since then, Arsenal have remained in contact with the Ukrainian side and, as recently as Friday, there was [confidence that they were getting wrap up a deal](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/mykhaylo-mudryk-arsenal-transfer-closer-25967956). However, it's not quite as it seems and the Blues are smart plan in place.