Di long wait don finally end for Mykhailo Mudryk. Di Ukrainian winger wey don dey sideline since November 2024 don get green light to return to competitive action for Chelsea with immediate effect. Di Football Association (FA) on Friday confam say di anti-doping proceedings against am don resolved.
According to di FA statement, di matter bin don settled with di agreement of di World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 30 July 2026. Inside di agreement, Mudryk don accept say im commit Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and accept a period of ineligibility. Di FA bin don notify am of di positive test for meldonium on 4 December 2024 and impose provisional suspension.
Di wahala start on 22 October 2024, when Mudryk undergo out-of-competition doping control wey reveal low concentration of meldonium. On 23 May 2025, di FA charge am with ADRVs. Hearing bin take place from 7 to 9 January 2026, and di Regulatory Commission find am guilty and impose four-year ban. But Mudryk appeal to di Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Since then, WADA don change dia Technical Document (TD2027MRL). Di new standard mean say if Mudryk sample bin collect today, di concentration of meldonium no go report as positive. No ADRVs go result. As part of di agreement, Mudryk accept di violations and agree to period of ineligibility wey equal to time wey im don already serve. Di FA say Mudryk no longer ineligible and fit return to competition with immediate effect.
Chelsea FC don release statement wey acknowledge di FA announcement. Di club say na extremely difficult period for Misha, both professionally and personally. Chelsea say dem dey pleased say di matter don reach conclusion wey allow am to return to football with immediate effect. Di club also welcome di acknowledgement say if Misha sample bin analyse under today’s technical requirements, e no go don report as positive test, and no anti-doping rule violation go result.
Inside im own statement on Instagram, Mudryk express gratitude say di four-year ban wey dem impose on am don rescind. Im say e don free to resume im career with immediate effect. Mudryk maintain say im never knowingly or intentionally take any banned substance. Im thank im family, friends, Chelsea FC, im teammates, Chelsea supporters, and im legal team for dia support.
Mudryk don dey out of action since Chelsea victory away at Heidenheim in November 2024. Im join Chelsea for January 2023. According to source, Mudryk dey set to fly to Hong Kong to join Chelsea squad before dia pre-season friendly against Juventus on August 5.
