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Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a loan deal for Mykhailo Mudryk, which would reunite the Ukraine international with former Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Roberto De Zerbi

Chelsea reportedly tried to push Mykhailo Mudryk towards Strasbourg before agreeing a loan deal with Tottenham Hotspur.

Mudryk, 25, is due to join Spurs on transfer deadline day, who will reportedly have a £75million option to sign the Ukraine international. Chelsea paid Shakhtar Donetsk a Ukrainian Premier League record £62million three and a half years ago, a deal that also included £26.5million in add-ons.

The winger has played just 73 times since then, missing the last season and a half while provisionally suspended by the Football Association for an anti-doping rule violation. However, all charges against Mudryk were dropped earlier this summer.

The Daily Mail claims that Chelsea liked the idea of a loan deal with their sister club to guarantee game time. Mudryk is thought to have wanted to stay in the Premier League, though, and will seemingly get his wish.

Talks with Leeds United over a deal took place last week after their opening offer was rejected as it was well below the terms Chelsea were prepared to accept. Several clubs in the Premier League and Europe have shown interest in Mudryk.

Spurs will seemingly now win out on deadline day. While it is felt Mudryk has looked 'rusty' in action so far this summer, Roberto De Zerbi spoke highly of his former Shakhtar player in August.

He said of Mudryk: "He's my son, he's a cool guy, a top player, hopefully he can show what he suffered the last two seasons in this coming season, maybe not against Tottenham, but he's a lovely guy."

De Zerbi added on Shakhtar: "All people, I have to say thank you for what they gave me and for Misha the same, especially for Misha, because I left from there for the war, for war reasons.

"I left that team, that club, not for football, and it was an amazing team, amazing group, maybe the best level of football I've done."

Before the move to Chelsea materialised, he said of Mudryk while Brighton & Hove Albion head coach: "Mudryk is a fantastic player, but Brighton can't buy him. I like him because I like all my ex-players, but I'm the Brighton coach, and Brighton can't buy Mudryk. Arsenal, I don't know."

He added: "I think Mudryk can win the Ballon d'Or in the future. I know the value of Mudryk; he has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or."

Mudryk made 19 of his 44 appearances for Shakhtar under De Zerbi, more than under any other coach. He scored just twice but assisted six goals.

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Tottenham are set to be active on transfer deadline day, both in terms of incomings and departures with midfielder Pape Matar Sarr poised to join Italian giants Juventus

Tottenham midfielder Pape Matar Sarr was rushed for his medical examinations in Turin last night ahead of sealing a switch to Italian giants Juventus.

Roberto De Zerbi confirmed on Saturday following the 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle that the Senegal international was one of three players to have requested exits.

Richarlison, whose future remains up in the air, and centre-back Kevin Danso had also asked to depart with the Austrian on course to sign in at Sunderland on an initial loan.

Sarr, providing there are no late hitches, is set to join Juve on an initial loan that includes a £23.13million (€27m) buy-option next summer.

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Spurs are also expected to bank a £2.6m (€3m) loan fee for the 23-year-old, who mustered just 87 minutes in pre-season on the back of his involvement at the World Cup with Senegal.

A host of clubs had shown interest in the dynamic maestro including Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Everton, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Al-Ahli.

However, it's Juventus that are on course to secure his signature before tonight's deadline. The player was pictured arriving at Caselle Airport in Turin last night before heading straight for his medical checks.

As ever, clubs are always mindful that medicals and paperwork hitches could disrupt a deal this late in the day but the club-to-club agreement is all in place with Tottenham.

Sarr, who already has 42 caps for Senegal, arrived at Spurs in August 2021 but he was loaned back to Metz for the remainder of the season before later making his debut in January 2023 against Aston Villa.

He earned a new contract the following January following a bright start to life under Ange Postecoglou, scoring in a 2-0 home win over Manchester United in August 2023.

The athletic box-to-box midfielder was also a key part of the Spurs side that won the Europa League in the 2024-25 season and he provided the trophy-clinching assist for Brennan Johnson in Bilbao.

There is still a chance he could return to Tottenham next summer, providing Juventus are not willing to trigger their buy-option. In years gone by, the Italians have attempted to re-negotiate a cheaper price after signing players on initial loans.

Spurs shook hands on the deal under the expectation that a permanent transfer is very much possible.

De Zerbi was unable to provide Sarr with assurances of regular minutes in N17 this term following the signings of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.

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Good morning and welcome to the football.london's Tottenham transfer deadline day live blog!

After a heavy outlay so far this summer, Tottenham still have some big prospects on the table ahead of tonight's 11pm cut-off. And consecutive defeats to start the new Premier League campaign suggest the club might need them.

Spurs look to have conceded defeat to Manchester City in the hunt to sign Iliman Ndiaye. With Liverpool's Cody Gakpo seemingly off the table for both teams, Enzo Maresca's side have reportedly moved ahead in the queue to sign the Senegal star.

Richarlison was set to head back to his former club but that move also appears to have broken down, with the Brazilian releasing an angry statement on social media on Monday.

There's more promising news for Tottenham regarding their pursuits of Chelsea duo Tosin Adarabioyo and Mykhailo Mudryk, though. Adarabioyo is in talks to complete a permanent move to north London, while Mudryk is reportedly in line to join on loan.

Follow along throughout the day to ensure you don't miss a shred of Spurs transfer news on deadline day.

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