Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Ukraine international forward Mykhailo Mudryk on a season-long loan

OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

We are delighted to announce the signing of Ukraine international forward Mykhailo Mudryk on a season-long loan.

Mykhailo said: "It's a great feeling. I can't wait to start training and playing for the Club, and I'm so excited to be reunited with Roberto De Zerbi.

"I'm a player who brings speed and creativity, and I want to help in both the offensive and defensive areas. I want to make the fans excited.

"I can see it's a strong squad here with good players, and I'm looking forward to sharing a pitch and special moments with them."

Sporting Director, Johan Lange said: "We are delighted to welcome Mykhailo to the Club.

"We believe he has the attributes to make a real contribution to our team and we are excited to see his development in our environment.

"Mykhailo's ambition and determination to take on this challenge has impressed me. He has a strong desire to succeed and improve, and that fits well with the culture we are building.

"We will fully support Mykhailo as he settles in, works with Roberto and our coaching staff and his new teammates, and we look forward to this next chapter of his career."

Head Coach, Roberto De Zerbi said: "Having worked with Misha earlier in his career, I know exactly what he can bring to our team.

"He has the quality to change a game with his speed and ability in one-vs-one situations, and is an exciting, attacking talent.

"I will demand a lot from Misha and it is our job to help him find the best version of himself. If we do that then he can become a very important player for us. I am very happy he chose to come here, and I cannot wait to work with him again."

A skilful and exciting forward, the 25-year-old joins us from Chelsea after previously working with Head Coach Roberto De Zerbi during his time at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Hailing from Krasnograd, Ukraine, Mykhailo spent his early career with Metalist Kharkiv before making the move to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2014. Two years later, he joined Shakhtar Donetsk and worked his way up through the youth age groups to earn his senior debut at the age of 17 in a Ukrainian Cup match, a competition Shakhtar went onto win that season.

After two loan domestic spells between 2019 and 2021, Mykhailo returned to Shakhtar ahead of the following campaign and was met by Roberto De Zerbi after he joined as Head Coach in May, 2021. Featuring in all of the club’s UEFA Champions League fixtures that season, he became a key part of the team and was named Shakhtar Donetsk’s Player of the Year for 2021 - an award he claimed a second time the following year.

Named Ukraine’s Footballer of the Year for 2022, Mykhailo made 44 appearances for Shakhtar, registering 29 goal involvements. That year, he helped the team to the 2021/22 Ukrainian Super Cup title while he later played his part in the 2022/23 Ukrainian league title success.

With the ability to play on either wing, a move to the Premier League with Chelsea came in January, 2023. He made his debut shortly after against Liverpool at Anfield where his impressive pace caught the eye.

Scoring his first goal for the Blues later that year, he scooped the club’s Goal of the Month award for October, 2023, with a sensational strike against Arsenal. He appeared on 73 occasions for Chelsea, recording 21 goal involvements.

Representing Ukraine across a number of age groups, he made his senior debut in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup play-offs against Scotland in June, 2022, a fixture his country won 3-1. He has 28 caps and three goals to his name to date and scored the decisive goal to secure Ukraine’s qualification to Euro 2024.

Welcome, Mykhailo!