Blues co-owner Todd Boehly is said to have provisionally agreed to allow Football for Ukraine to play an American-style all-star match.
Todd Boehly has reportedly sanctioned a fundraising match for UkraineCredit: Reuters
The Evening Standard report a number of active Premier League stars are set to be involved in the match in August.
These would include Ukraine stars such as Chelsea’s own Mykhailo Mudryk and Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko – the founder of Football for Ukraine.
The exact format of the contest is yet to be confirmed.
However, there is hope the game will attract interest from the Premier League and around the world.
It’s hoped the game will go ahead within the first two weeks of August 2023.
This means it would likely be in pre-season ahead of the 2023-24 season kicking off on August 12.
Other Prem stars set to be involved could be Everton’s Vitaliy Mykolenko and Bournemouth’s Illya Zabarnyi.
Brentford teenager Yehor Yarmoliuk could also be involved in the fixture.
Zinchenko’s Football for Ukraine initiative was set up with business partner Artemy Ryabov following Russia’s invasion.
Chelsea, the Arsenal Foundation, Puma, Nike and Common Goal all support the charity.
Andriy Shevchenko, a legend for both Ukraine and Chelsea, is also involved in the movement.
The news comes after Chelsea agreed to face Shakhtar Donetsk in a friendly following the transfer deal for Mudryk.
source: thesun.co.uk
