Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign central defender Tosin Adarabioyo on a permanent deal, with a separate agreement also in place to bring winger Mykhailo Mudryk in on loan. Neither move is finished business yet, and the small print matters more than usual here.
Agreed, Not Signed and Sealed
The update comes via Cartilage Free Captain, whose Dustin George-Miller relayed David Ornstein’s reporting that Adarabioyo is now set to undergo a medical before his transfer is formally confirmed.
Crucially, no financial figures are attached to either the Adarabioyo deal or the parallel Kevin Danso exit talks, and it isn’t yet established whether the Mudryk loan carries a purchase option or an obligation to buy. Personal terms for Mudryk are reportedly still to be finalised.
Two Very Different Signings
Adarabioyo is a central defender currently at Chelsea, and the source frames him as a prospective fourth or fifth-choice centre-back rather than a starter – depth cover that becomes relevant if Danso does complete a permanent switch, tying into Spurs’ wider defensive rebuild this summer.
Mudryk, by contrast, is an attacking option Chelsea are willing to loan out, arriving into a squad that has had genuine issues finding a reliable left-sided winger. Notably, the report’s own author was unconvinced by both moves, questioning the logic of paying for backup defensive cover and openly criticising the Mudryk pursuit – a view attributed squarely to the writer rather than any consensus.
What Happens Next
Adarabioyo’s medical is the next concrete step, with confirmation expected to follow shortly after. Danso, meanwhile, is presumably now free to push through a permanent move to Sunderland, though that remains an inference from the reporting rather than a confirmed fact.
Until personal terms are wrapped up and the paperwork lands, both deals sit in the same limbo that has swallowed plenty of Spurs business this window – not unlike the pending details still surrounding the Omar Marmoush loan arrangement. Nothing is done until it’s actually done.
