Have a look at Mykhaylo Mudryk Chelsea contract details, despite the player publicly showing his interest in Arsenal along with his salary
While the highly regarded 22-year-old youngster himself was eager to transfer to the Emirates and had been posting a succession of messages about the Gunners on social media, Arsenal had long seemed to be the front-runners to sign him.
But on Saturday afternoon, it became known that top Chelsea executives had travelled to the continent in a bid to undermine Arsenal’s deal, and they are now the front-runners in the competition to sign him.
Mykhaylo Mudryk Chelsea contract details, salary, transfer fee
According to reports, Mykhailo Mudryk has already verbally agreed to a seven-year contract with Chelsea and the two parties have reached a club-record agreement.
The Athletic claims that the west London club met with its counterparts from Shakhtar and reached an agreement of €110 million agreement.
The top five most expensive signings in English football history:
◎ £100m – Jack Grealish
◎ £97.5m – Romelu Lukaku
◎ £89m – Paul Pogba
◉ £89m – Mykhailo Mudryk
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While Chelsea is also willing to pay a larger chunk of the price upfront, it is significantly more than Arsenal was willing to give. The agreement has already been approved by Mudryk, and the Blues will pay €70 million (£62 million) out front with a further €40 million (£35 million) as add-ons. Chelsea are paying the 22-year-old winger over £100,000 per week.
While Arsenal had only been offering a five-year contract, Chelsea has now made Mudryk an offer that includes significantly higher pay and a longer commitment. The Ukrainian is prepared to sign the seven-year term.
Fabrizio Romano, a transfer expert, adds that Mudryk will now depart for London shortly before having a physical on Sunday and signing a deal. In contrast to original reports, which stated that Chelsea representatives had flown to Poland, where Shakhtar are situated, to close a deal, the staff instead went to Turkey, where the Ukrainian team is undergoing a warm-weather training camp.
Paul Winstanley, director of global talent and transfers, was a member of the group, and Chelsea had the opportunity to discuss a possible transfer with Mudryk during the trip. The Shakhtar hierarchy informed the winger about Chelsea’s rising interest in the previous few days, and despite publicly wishing for a transfer to Arsenal, he is now open to transferring to Stamford Bridge instead.
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