Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk hit by positive drugs test and is suspended from football
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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended from football after being notified of a positive drugs test by the Football Association. The 23-year-old has missed the club's last five matches and has not featured since a Europa Conference League match on November 28. Manager Enzo Maresca has put the Ukrainian's absence down to illness.
![[The Ukrainian winger has not featured for Chelsea since the end of November - with manager Enzo Maresca putting his absence down to illness]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/13/09/93113087-0-image-m-5_1734081104340.jpg)
However, it is understood that Mudryk has been unavailable for selection due to a suspected adverse analytical finding. FA rules state that a player notified of a test result can then be provisionally suspended. They then have the chance to respond with an explanation before a decision is made on a potential charge.
![[Mudryk showed off his frame on Instagram in a recent upload from a lift at his London home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/13/09/93113203-14189167-Mudryk-m-18_1734081930708.jpg)
Chelsea are thought to have launched an investigation. Mail Sport understands the probe is thought to centre around a contaminated supplement. Mudryk is known to have undergone a test in August which was clear and insists he had not changed his behaviour since.
![[The 23-year-old has featured heavily in Chelsea's Europa Conference League campaign]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/13/09/93113159-0-image-a-1_1734081089823.jpg)
There is a belief that any potential contamination may have happened outside the country because the substance involved is not available in UK. Mudryk is still waiting on the result of a ‘B’ sample and whether or not it confirms the findings of his ‘A’ sample.
The player is thought to be co-operating with his club supportive of his explanation. Mykhailo Mudryk is understood to have been suspended from football after being notified of a positive drugs test. The Ukrainian winger has not featured for Chelsea since the end of November - with manager Enzo Maresca putting his absence down to illness.
