Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea forward provisionally suspended by FA over ‘adverse finding’ in urine testChelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended by the Football Association after failing a drugs test.
The positive test was for the prohibited substance meldonium and occurred when Mudryk was out of the country and not with Chelsea.
Ukraine played in Albania and Georgia last month.
Mudryk, who faces a potential ban of up to four years under FA rules, said in a statement this is “a complete shock” and he has “not done anything wrong”.
He is not training at Cobham currently and is on an individual fitness programme at home, and is thought to be devastated by the news.
The player believes his sample was contaminated, with nothing thought to have changed in his diet since he passed a UK Anti-Doping test in August.
Chelsea have launched their own investigation and said the 23-year-old insists he “has never knowingly used any banned substances”.Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended by the Football Association after failing a drugs test.
The positive test was for the prohibited substance meldonium and occurred when Mudryk was out of the country and not with Chelsea.
Ukraine played in Albania and Georgia last month.
Mudryk, who faces a potential ban of up to four years under FA rules, said in a statement this is “a complete shock” and he has “not done anything wrong”.
He is not training at Cobham currently and is on an individual fitness programme at home, and is thought to be devastated by the news.
The player believes his sample was contaminated, with nothing thought to have changed in his diet since he passed a UK Anti-Doping test in August.
Chelsea have launched their own investigation and said the 23-year-old insists he “has never knowingly used any banned substances”.Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended by the Football Association after failing a drugs test.
The positive test was for the prohibited substance meldonium and occurred when Mudryk was out of the country and not with Chelsea.
Ukraine played in Albania and Georgia last month.
Mudryk, who faces a potential ban of up to four years under FA rules, said in a statement this is “a complete shock” and he has “not done anything wrong”.
He is not training at Cobham currently and is on an individual fitness programme at home, and is thought to be devastated by the news.
The player believes his sample was contaminated, with nothing thought to have changed in his diet since he passed a UK Anti-Doping test in August.
Chelsea have launched their own investigation and said the 23-year-old insists he “has never knowingly used any banned substances”.The club are prepared to give him all the help and support he may need, including access to mental health professionals if required.
Mudryk has not been in the Chelsea squad for the last four games, with head coach Enzo Maresca putting his absence down to illness.
The Ukraine winger, signed from Shakhtar Donetsk for £88.5m in January 2023, last played for Chelsea in a 2-0 win at German side Heidenhem in the Conference League on November 28.
Mudryk, with three goals in 15 games this season, most recently appeared on the bench for Chelsea as an unused substitute on December 1 in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
FA rules dictate a player is informed of a positive test and provisionally suspended before a decision is taken on a formal charge. Mudryk has the opportunity during this period to provide an explanation for the result.
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