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Tottenham Hotspur has secured a season-long loan deal for Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk following a complex transfer deadline day. The move reunites Mudryk with manager Roberto De Zerbi after the player's 20-month suspension.
Why it matters
This transfer reflects the high-stakes nature of professional football recruitment and the strategic risks clubs take with players returning from long absences.
Roberto De Zerbi is poised to be reunited with a footballing “son” after Tottenham reached an agreement with Chelsea for the loan signing of Mykhailo Mudryk, it is understood. A deal has also been agreed for Tosin Adarabioyo to move to Spurs from Stamford Bridge permanently for a fee understood to be £7m.
Spurs pivoted to Ukraine international Mudryk on Monday after a dramatic finale to a remarkable summer transfer window for the north London club.
After no progress in a pursuit for Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, Tottenham reached an agreement in principle with Everton for Iliman Ndiaye on Sunday before Manchester City, having also missed out on Gakpo, hijacked the deal, forcing De Zerbi to turn to Mudryk.
Mudryk returned from a 20-month suspension last month and worked with De Zerbi at Shakhtar Donetsk before a transfer to Chelsea in 2023 .
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