Tottenham Hotspur enquires about loan deal for Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk

Tottenham Hotspur have made an enquiry about taking Mykhailo Mudryk on loan from Chelsea, positioning the Ukrainian winger as a contingency plan if their primary target, Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, proves unattainable. The Mudryk situation, explained Mudryk hasn’t kicked a competitive ball since November 2024. The reason is as dramatic as it gets in football: a positive test for meldonium led to a four-year FA ban. That ban was subsequently resolved, clearing Mudryk to return to competition on July 31, 2026. Across 73 appearances for Chelsea since his January 2023 arrival from Shakhtar Donetsk, Mudryk managed 10 goals and 11 assists. His initial transfer fee sat between £61m and £88m, depending on which add-ons eventually trigger. He remains under contract at Stamford Bridge until 2031. Chelsea’s preference is clear: find Mudryk a loan destination where he’s guaranteed regular minutes. That stipulation reportedly contributed to Chelsea rejecting an initial loan offer from Leeds United. Why Tottenham makes sense, and why it might not Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi has history with Mudryk from their overlapping time at Shakhtar Donetsk. De Zerbi managed the Ukrainian club between 202...