Soccer-Chelsea and Shakhtar close to agreeing Mudryk deal

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Celtic v Shakhtar Donetsk - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - October 25, 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk's Mykhailo Mudryk celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk are close to an agreement over the transfer of Ukraine forward Mykhailo Mudryk to the Premier League team, both clubs said on Saturday.

According to British media, the deal will be worth 85 million pounds ($103.92 million), with the 22-year-old Mudryk set to sign a seven-and-a-half year contract.