Shakhtar chief gives €23m of Mudryk fee to Ukrainian soldiers and families

He wants Mudryk to return with Chelsea for friendly in Donetsk. 

EASTERN PROMISE: Chelsea new signing Mykhailo Mudryk in the stands ahead of the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. 

The Shakhtar Donetsk president, Rinat Akhmetov, has donated £20.5m (€23.1m) of Mykhaylo Mudryk’s Chelsea transfer fee to the Ukrainian war effort.

Chelsea beat Arsenal to the signing of Mudryk on Sunday and paraded him at Stamford Bridge, where they beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League. Mudryk, who has agreed an eight-and-a-half-year contract, had a Ukraine flag draped over his shoulders. Chelsea have paid an initial €70m for the winger with €30m to follow in add-ons.