Chelsea has signed Mudryk in a deal worth £89M.
The Ukraine forward- Mykhaiko Mudryk sealed a deal with Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The contract was signed for an eight-and-a-half-year deal for 70m Euros (£62m), with an addition of 30m Euros (£27m) in bonuses.
Mudryk scored seven goals in 12 league appearances for Shakhtar this season.
Aside from Chelsea, Arsenal also wanted Mudryk. He looked set to sign for Arsenal, however, Shakhtar club president Rinat Akhmetov met with Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali on Saturday to discuss a Chelsea move.
Akhemetov says that he is convinced that Mudryk will “win the respect, sympathy, and love of all connoisseurs of world football with his speed, his technique, his bright and beautiful game.”
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Furthermore, Mudryk’s signing into Chelsea is making him Chelsea’s fifth signee of the January transfer window following the arrival of Joao Felix on a loan deal from Atletico Madrid.
In addition to the permanent signings of Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana, and Andrey Santos.
So far, Chelsea has spent more than £400M on transfers since a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly took over the club in May 2022.
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According to the club Chairman Boehly and co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali; “We are delighted to welcome Mykhaiko to Chelsea.”
“He’s a hugely exciting talent who we believe will be a terrific addition to our squad both now and in the years to come. He will add further depth to our attack and we know he’ll get a very warm welcome to London.” They added.
Mudryk who has made eight appearances for Ukraine since his debut in June 2022, said he is excited to meet his new teammates and he is looking forward to working and learning under Graham Potter and Chelsea staff.
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