{"id":621122,"date":"2023-01-14T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621122"},"modified":"2023-01-14T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T19:57:24","slug":"chelsea-agree-deal-sign-mykhailo-mudryk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/14\/chelsea-agree-deal-sign-mykhailo-mudryk\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Statements Released: Chelsea Set to Make Yet Another Signing as 127K-A-Week Star Flies to London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1614315374178091009\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the Chelsea board have arrived in Poland and quickly agreed a fee of \u00a388 million to Hijack Arsenal&#8217;s pursuit of Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Mykhailo Mudryk. Arsenal were thought to be in pole position to sign the Ukrainian international, but the Stamford Bridge club now seem set to win the race for the 22-year-old, with a fee agreed for the attacker described as the &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12775440\/mykhaylo-mudryk-arsenal-target-is-in-demand-after-rapid-rise-to-prominence-with-shakhtar-donetsk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the best player in Europe in his position<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Set to Hijack Arsenals Pursuit of Mykhailo Mudryk<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: Chelsea have reached an agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk for Mudryk. \u20ac100m fee agreed between parties today after mission. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea now pushing on player side \u2014 as Mudryk priority has always been Arsenal.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> bid remains \u20ac95m add ons included. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PoIddYaARC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PoIddYaARC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1614315374178091009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Agree Deal for Mudryk<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Mudryk reportedly set to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/06\/mykhailo-mudryk-arsenal-chelsea-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">favour a move to Arsenal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the Ukrainian attacker would join the Premier League leaders. However, Todd Boehly appears ready to open the Chelsea transfer war chest as the club have now agreed a deal with Shakhtar Donetsk for their in-demand attacker. The official statement from the Ukrainian team regarding the transfer came from the club&#8217;s president <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1614333454849564675\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rinat Akhmetov<\/a>: \u201cParties are very close to agree on player\u2019s transfer to the club\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea are now pushing on a long-term deal for Mudryk after agreeing the transfer fee. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1614318048940277760\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romano<\/a> also reports that the player will fly to London in the coming hours to finalise the transfer and complete his medical. It has been reported the Ukrainian was set to make\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/mediafoot.net\/mudryk-a-arsenal-tous-les-details-du-deal-en-negociation-info-media-foot\/?fbclid=IwAR2o6n_Kgd6ptiW9fWw3PZy0YMV1SXqHDsffvZ-U2dEH91ASWak9zigADTA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a3127k a week at Arsenal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. It can be expected a similar salary will be on offer from Chelsea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/14\/chelsea-enzo-fernandez-signing-doubtful\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Dealt Blow in Pursuit of Benfica Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1436521113\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Embed from Getty Images<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Mudryk Can Bring to Chelsea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mudryk will bring a dynamic edge to the Chelsea attack, which has been severely lacking thus far. The west London club have struggled to break many teams down and have lacked a cutting edge. The Ukrainian attacker has devastating switch speed, where he can go from slow to fast, leaving the opposition floundering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While carrying the ball, he is brilliant at changing direction and has superb balance, which enables him to take on opposition players with ease. He is adept at breaking the lines with devastating runs off the ball, making him a more than a useful outlet for his teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/11\/potential-chelsea-lineup-january-transfer-window\/\" target=\"_self\">See How Chelsea Could Line Up After the January Transfer Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mudryk will offer Chelsea devastating width, where he will stay wide and beat opposition full-backs down the touchline with his impressive pace, which is something they have lacked this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Potter may be feeling the pressure at Stamford Bridge, but the board seemingly look ready to back him at every turn.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano, the Chelsea board have arrived in Poland and quickly agreed a fee of \u00a388 million to Hijack Arsenal&#8217;s pursuit of Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Mykhailo Mudryk. Arsenal were thought to be in pole position to sign the Ukrainian international, but the Stamford Bridge club now seem set to win the race for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":621125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11,3,7188],"tags":[3190,8611,9513],"class_list":["post-621122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-chelsea","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-mykhailo-mudryk"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}