In difficulty for Chelsea, things should not get better for Mykhaïlo Mudryk who has just failed a doping test. He could be suspended for several seasons.
Thunderclap in England, the young Ukrainian from Chelsea Mykhaïlo Mudryk has just failed an anti-doping test, according to information reported Monday December 16 by the Ukrainian media Tribune et UA-Football . An illicit substance was reportedly detected in the A sample taken at the end of October from the Blues winger. The results of sample B, the aim of which is to confirm or invalidate the first analyses, should be known in the coming days.
The 23-year-old Ukrainian nugget (28 caps, 3 goals) is at risk. The British anti-doping agency UK Anti-Doping, in accordance with the guidelines of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), sets out a four-year suspension. If and only if it is revealed that there was negligence on the part of the player and therefore no willingness to cheat, the sanction can be two years or less.
Few starts this season
Coincidence or not, recruited in 2023 for 100 million euros (bonus included) with an eight and a half year contract Mykhaïlo Mudryk had difficulty convincing in England. Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca does not trust him and uses him mainly in the Europa Conference League (four starts, three goals, three assists). In the championship, the winger only has one start.
His last match dates back to November 28, during the victory against Heidenheim (0-2) in the Europa Conference league. Since then, he has not taken part in the last four days of the championship, nor in the long trip to Kazakhstan to face FK Astana on the European stage (1-3 victory).