Shakhtar CEO Serhiy Palkin revealed the details of midfielder Mykhailo Mudrik's agreement with Chelsea.

\? Two days ago, when Chelsea representatives came to visit us in Turkey, it was co-owner Behdad Egbali and Paul Winstanley. I didn't know until they arrived that Chelsea were close to signing Mudrik because I was in contact with Arsenal in the same way I was with Chelsea.. I can say even more: I met Arsenal more often than Chelsea. Until this last meeting, Arsenal were close or slightly closer to an agreement than Chelsea..

Why did many people around get the impression that Mudrik was leaving for Arsenal? Because Arsenal contacted him earlier and then Mudrik started watching some Arsenal games. But negotiations are negotiations..

If you have not closed everything until you have put the last point, you cannot complete the deal, "

Recall that Chelsea paid the Pitmen 70 million euros for the winger, and another 30 million are spelled out in the agreement as bonuses..

22-year-old Mudrik has signed an 8.5-year contract with the top club in the Premier League and will wear number 15.

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Earlier it was reported that the UEFA vice-president was outraged by the transfer of Mudrik to Chelsea.