Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk says he is in \u201ccomplete shock\u201d after testing positive for a banned substance.<\/p>\n
The club confirmed on Tuesday that they had been contacted by the Football Association after an \u201cadverse finding in a routine urine test\u201d provided by the Ukraine international.<\/p>\n
Mudryk denies ever knowingly using a banned substance and Chelsea say they will work to establish what caused the failed test.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis 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,\u201d Mudryk wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under FA guidelines, players can be provisionally suspended from football following a positive drugs test.<\/p>\n
FA has not confirmed whether Mudryk, 23, was now provisionally suspended or when the test took place.<\/p>\n
Players found to have intentionally taken a banned substance can be banned for up to four years under Fifa guidelines.<\/p>\n
Mudryk last played for Chelsea on 28 November and has missed the past five matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n
He was included in the matchday squad for the Blues\u2019 win against Aston Villa on 1 December but did not feature.<\/p>\n
Head coach Enzo Maresca had said publicly that Mudryk\u2019s absence was because of illness.<\/p>\n
Mudryk, who signed from Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth up to \u00a389m in 2023, has scored 10 goals in 73 appearances for Chelsea.<\/p>\n
The Professional Footballers\u2019 Association is expected to contact Mudryk to offer support.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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