Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended after being notified of a positive drugs test by the Football Association. The 23-year-old Ukrainian has missed last five matches, not featuring since a Europa Conference League match on November 28. The Blues manager Enzo Maresca has put the Ukrainian’s absence down to “illness”.🚨 BREAKING: Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally SUSPENDED from football after a positive drugs test by the FA. 👀 (Source: @MailSport ) pic.twitter.com/hUS9oPHviw— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) December 17, 2024 However, it seems that the reason is quite different. He’s been provisionally suspended after being notified of a positive test. Rules say that players have the chance to respond with an explanation before a decision is made on a potential charge. Chelsea are thought to have launched an investigation.According to various UK outlets, there is a belief that potential contamination may have happened outside England because the substance involved is not available there. Mudryk is still waiting on the result of a ‘B’ sample that could confirm or deny the findings of his ‘A’ sample. View this post on Instagram A post shared by МM (@mmudryk10) Chelsea shared a statement on Tuesday morning: “Chelsea Football Club can confirm the Football Association recently contacted our player Mykhailo Mudryk concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test.”Both the Club and Mykhailo fully support The FA’s testing programme and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested. Mykhailo has confirmed categorically that he has never knowingly used any banned substances. Both Mykhailo and the Club will now work with the relevant authorities to establish what has caused the adverse finding.”Mudryk’s ex-director slams Chelsea: you don’t know how to drive a FerrariThe player himself revealed that the whole thing has been a ‘complete shock’.”I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA contained a banned substance,” Mudryk posted on Instagram. “This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and I am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened.”I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon. I cannot say anything anymore due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can,” concluded he.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580001##
