It feels somewhat poetic that Mykhailo Mudryk replaced Manor Solomon for his 2021 Champions League debut.
The former Tottenham Hotspur winger was hooked for the Ukrainian in the 82nd minute of Shakhtar Donetsk’s eventual 3-2 aggregate win over Monaco to book a spot in the group stages of the competition. Their manager that evening? Roberto De Zerbi.
Five years on, De Zerbi and Mudryk are reunited at Tottenham.
How Spurs landed on Mudryk
“I think Mudryk can win the Ballon d’Or,” De Zerbi said of the winger following his 2023 move to Chelsea.
