Chelsea complete Mykhailo Mudryk signing in £89m deal for Shakhtar Donetsk winger

Mykhailo Mudryk at Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea against Crystal Palace on the day his signing for the Blues is announced.
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Chelsea have completed the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk in a deal thought to be worth a staggering £89 million on the fee and variables alone.

Talks between Shakhtar and Chelsea took place on Saturday, with both clubs saying that a transfer for the 22-year-old was close.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.