Whoever thought that the Mykhailo Mudryk transfer is somehow connected with high politics can gloat now, after it was revealed that a part of the sum paid by Chelsea will go to the Ukrainian army, which is fighting against Russian Federation. It was strange at one point that Shakhtar Donetsk was so stubborn in their (high) evaluation of the young winger, and that they didn’t want to low down the 100 million figure when Arsenal came calling, but after Chelsea got involved and paid the wanted sum, some things were cleared. A day after selling Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea for a Ukrainian league-record fee, Shakhtar Donetsk announce they’ll use $25M to help Ukrainian soldiers and their families 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/fnnqTA8uvq— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 16, 2023 The Blues have new owner, an American businessman, and Todd Boehly’s country is one of the loudest Ukraine supporters out there, so it’s not so hard to imagine why this deal was needed to Shakhtar. Mudryk will cost the Blues up to 100 million euros with an initial fee of 70 million euros and the remaining 30 million euros in performance-related add-ons.”I am allocating $25 million today to help our soldiers, defenders, and their families. The money will be used to cover different needs — from providing medical and prosthetic treatment and psychological support to meeting specific requests. Their acts of bravery are unparalleled in the modern history. It is them, their sacrifice and courage that helped contain the enemy in the first months of the war and let all of us feel the inevitability of the victory of Ukraine now” said Shakhtar President Rinat Akhmetov in a statement.Done €100 million deal! Mudryk in Chelsea shirt watching the Palace tie from the standsAs part of the deal, it is agreed that the Blues and Shakhtar will play a friendly in Ukraine, after the end of hostilities between Russian Federation and Ukraine, which was confirmed in Akhmetov “This means that players like Mudryk should be invited to our club, to our Ukrainian championship, and we should win European trophies with such players, rather than root for them, even when they play in the world’s top clubs. Unfortunately, it is impossible now, as Ukraine is fighting the horrendous and unjust war waged against us by the Russian Federation. But I am confident that we will win. And we will play a friendly against Chelsea at Donbass Arena in a Ukrainian Donetsk” said the millionaire. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6945974##
