Shakhtar Donetsk could announce the sale of Mykhayo Mudryk to Chelsea as soon as Sunday, according to reports. The deal to sign the 22-year-old has moved at an extraordinary pace with football.london understanding that Arsenal were as close as they had been to agreeing a deal on Saturday morning.
The entire landscape has changed though with Todd Boehly putting his new look recruitment team into immediate action. The Athletic write that he will sign a seven-year deal worth an initial £62million. That could rise though, with an additional £26million available in add-ons.
That is more than the amount offered by Arsenal, who had two bids rejected for the winger before offering around £80million for his services. It is believed a deal in instalments was favoured by the Ukraine side though. Chelsea now look set to announce their fifth signing of the window.
