Chelsea and Ukraine midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to doping test.
Chelsea confirmed that the FA recently contacted Mudryk concerning an adverse finding in a routine ur!ne test.
Chelsea have released a statement which reads: “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.
“The Club will not be commenting any further.”
Mudryk has also commented on the situation, posting on social media:
“I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA contained a banned substance”.
“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,” he posted.
