Chelsea have agreed an £88.5m take care of Shakhtar Donetsk for winger Mykhailo Mudryk.
Sky Sports activities Information was advised Mudryk was on his method to west London for a medical on Saturday.
Chelsea are believed to be assured of securing the switch and have provided the 22-year-old a seven-and-a-half-year contract.
Arsenal remained in talks as late as Friday however have been ready to stroll away from the switch if the deal was not proper.
Chelsea pays €70m (£62m) up entrance and €30m (£26.5m) in add-ons, which embrace profitable the Champions League, Premier League and different particular person situations linked to efficiency.
An announcement from Shakhtar on Saturday evening confirmed a deal was “very shut”.
Chelsea then adopted up with a press release of their very own, confirming they’re “discussing phrases” over the switch price with Shakhtar.
“If an settlement is reached between the 2 golf equipment, the Ukraine worldwide, who can function as a winger or striker, will talk about private phrases with the Blues forward of a definitive switch,” Chelsea added.
In social media posts, Mudryk has beforehand indicated that Premier League leaders Arsenal are his most well-liked vacation spot, with private phrases not anticipated to have been a difficulty.
He preferred a parody Instagram submit exhibiting him being held prisoner by Shakhtar Donetsk as they continued to carry out for larger bids and uploaded posts exhibiting him watching Arsenal video games and describing Mikel Arteta as a “coach of high”.
Mykhailo Mudryk preferred a submit from an Arsenal meme account
However he now seems to be set to affix Graham Potter’s struggling Chelsea aspect, who’ve managed only one win of their final 5 video games.
Chelsea boss Todd Boehly has already sanctioned strikes for Benoit Badiashile, David Fofana and Andrey Santos within the January window, whereas additionally including the mortgage signing of Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid.
Why Mudryk is in demand
Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi, who beforehand managed Mudryk at Shakhtar Donetsk, praised the 22-year-old.
At the beginning of final season, he was an unknown exterior of Ukraine, with a switch worth of underneath £1m. He’s now one of the vital coveted younger gamers in Europe. After an explosive rise, Mudryk appears destined for large issues.
The 21-year-old, who confirmed his thrilling pace and one-on-one expertise within the Champions League group stage earlier this season, was described by Darijo Srna, Shakhtar Donetsk’s director of soccer, as “the perfect participant in Europe in his place” after Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.
There could also be a touch of exaggeration in that assertion, however Srna is just not alone in holding Mudryk in excessive regard. His checklist of suitors is lengthy, with Chelsea closing in on the race to signal him.