Chelsea swoop in with 100m euro deal for Mudryk to deny Arsenal

Chelsea have positioned themselves at the top of the queue for Mikhaylo Mudryk, Shakhtar Donetsk’s star man.

Even though he was pushing for an Arsenal move and it seemed likely, Chelsea staff flew to Poland to try and steal in to sign him and an agreement is close, per Fabrizio Romano.

Now the player’s position could be crucial. The Blues have signed Joao Felix already and are trying to turn around what has thus far been a shambolic campaign.