“I did nothing wrong,” assures Mudryk, while recognizing a “banned substance” in a test

With just one start this season in the Premier League (0 goals), Chelsea left winger Mykhailo Mudryk has clearly not been celebrating since the arrival of Enzo Maresca. The situation of the 23-year-old Ukrainian international is further complicated with the Blues since he announced on Tuesday that a “banned substance” had been discovered in his urine during an anti-doping test.

If he denied having sought to doped, he admitted on his Instagram account to be “in shock”: “I can confirm having been informed that a sample that I gave to the FA [la Fédération anglaise] contained a prohibited substance.

“I hope to be back on the field quickly”

“I have never knowingly used a banned substance or broken any rules [du code antidopage] and I am working closely with my team to understand what could have happened,” continues the young player, who has combined 3 goals and 3 assists in 4 Europa Conference League matches this season.

“I know that I did nothing wrong and I hope to be back on the field quickly,” insists Mykhailo Mudryk, arguing for the “confidentiality of the process” so as not to say more, particularly with regard to the substance in question.

Chelsea in turn evokes an “abnormal result”

The Chelsea club have confirmed they were informed by the FA of an “abnormal finding” regarding a urine sample provided by Mudryk during a “routine check”. “The club and Mykhailo fully support the FA's anti-doping program and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested,” assure the Blues, currently runners-up to Liverpool in the Premier League.

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Mykhailo Mudryk faces up to four years of suspension and he has not appeared in any of his team's last five games. Enzo Maresca risks doing without him for a long time to come, given the heavy suspension hanging over his head, like Paul Pogba (ultimately deprived of competition for eighteen months) before him.