Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk speaks out after testing optimistic for banned substance

Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk speaks out after testing optimistic for banned substance

Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk says he’s in “complete shock” after testing optimistic for a banned substance.

The membership confirmed on Tuesday that they’d been contacted by the Football Association after an “adverse finding in a routine urine test” supplied by the Ukraine worldwide.

Mudryk denies ever knowingly utilizing a banned substance and Chelsea say they will work to establish what brought on the failed take a look at.

“This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened,” Mudryk wrote on Instagram.

“I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon.”

It is unclear which substance was present in Mudryk’s take a look at or whether or not the ahead has been provisionally suspended from soccer, as has been reported.

BBC Sport has contacted the Football Association for additional remark.

The 23-year-old final performed for Chelsea on 28 November and has missed the previous 5 matches in all competitions.

He was included within the matchday squad for the Blues’ win in opposition to Aston Villa on 1 December however didn’t function.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had stated publicly that Mudryk’s absence was all the way down to sickness.

Mudryk, who signed from Ukrainian membership Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth up to £89m in 2023, has scored 10 targets in 73 appearances for Chelsea.