Chelsea REJECT Leeds bid for Mykhailo Mudryk with Brentford and Coventry also keen on loan transfer

LEEDS UNITED have had a bid rejected by Chelsea to take Mykhailo Mudryk on loan in a three way Premier League battle for the Ukrainian winger. Leeds, managed by Daniel Farke, are joined by Frank Lampard‘s Coventry in being keen on having Mudryk in their ranks, while Brentford previously showed an interest in him too. Mykhailo Mudryk is subject to interest from Leeds Credit: Getty Daniel Farke’s Leeds have done some good business in this window, and want to add Mudryk next Credit: Getty Leeds’ first offer fell short of Chelsea‘s expectations, with the club exploring multiple options from within the Premier League and abroad, with Mudryk himself happy to spend the season on loan to rebuild his fitness. One of those abroad options is spending the season at sister club RC Strasbourg. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Dream Team is back, free, and there’s £100,000 up for grabs! But if he is to do that, he will take up the last available loan spot, which is likely to be kept open until the end of the window should BlueCo need it. That spot in north-eastern France could also be taken up by Dario Essugo, who is also looking for regular minutes away from Stamford Bridge after only making six appearances as he needed surgery on a quadriceps injury last season. A source told SunSport that Brentford’s attraction to Mudryk extends back to when he was at Shakhtar, but when he started performing in the Champions League his value exceeded what the side were willing to pay. But now, having returned from his suspension, they are showing interest again. The problem with a move to Brentford is that the Bees would like to take him permanently rather than on loan. There is also a chance that Mudryk stays at Stamford Bridge, though it is considered unlikely. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Mudryk has not played a competitive match since the end of November 2024, when he featured for Chelsea in the Conference League in a 2-0 win against Heidenheim, in which he scored. He was suspended after meldonium, a prohibited substance, was discovered in a sample provided while on international duty with Ukraine. The winger was handed a four-year ban, which he has successfully appealed, and then he returned to Chelsea to join Xabi Alonso‘s side on pre-season tour in Hong Kong, making his return in a friendly against Juventus. Mudryk made his return for the Blues against Juventus Credit: Getty Comment now