Mykhailo Mudryk, a winger for Chelsea, has been accused by the English Football Association of breaking anti-doping laws after failing a drug test.
Mudryk hasn’t played for Chelsea since November 28 as a result of his FA’s provisional suspension for a “disadverse finding in a routine urine test” in December.
The Ukrainian international at the time claimed to be “complete shock” and had never knowingly used prohibited substances.
However, according to FA regulations, Mudryk could be subject to a potential four-year ban.
An FA statement on Wednesday confirmed that the 24-year-old had been accused of anti-doping rule violations involving the use of a prohibited substance, according to regulations three and four of the FA’s anti-doping laws.
We are unable to comment further at this time because this case is ongoing.
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According to reports, Mudryk, who was signed from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023, had the prohibited performance-enhancing substance meldonium in his positive test.
Chelsea, who had been anticipating the results of the “B” sample test to support or refute the initial “A” results, launched their own investigation into the doping allegation last year.
Cole Palmer received Mudryk’s number 10 shirt earlier this month, leaving the Ukrainian international at Stamford Bridge without a squad number.
Shortly after he had left for work abroad with Ukraine in November, he received a positive result.
When asked to explain the four-game suspension he was missing from the team prior to the suspension being made public, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca initially said the winger was ill.
Mudryk was a unused substitute for Chelsea’s 3-0 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on December 1st.
His inconsistent performance patterns have plagued his time at Chelsea, which are only occasionally offset by his own flashes of ability.
Mudryk has made just 10 goals in 73 Blues appearances overall.
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