The truth about Mykhailo Mudryk's off-field woes as he fails drugs test - SAMI MOKBEL reveals the issues swept under carpet for £88m Chelsea flop with a penchant for a night out
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The man known as Misha is some mystery. One of European football’s hottest properties to an expensive after thought. And now this. A career that promised the earth has spiralled downwards. We are now at rock bottom. Mykhailo Mudryk arrived at Chelsea in January 2023 to much fanfare. An £88million arrival from Shakhtar Donetsk, the Ukrainian became the poster boy of the club’s new star-spangled post-Roman Abramovich era.
![[The Ukrainian arrived from Shakhtar Donetsk for an astronomical £88million fee in January 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93225811-14200895-image-a-52_1734430134566.jpg)
Snatched from under Arsenal’s noses, his signing was viewed as a triumph by Chelsea’s American ownership. The Gunners had thrown the lot at trying to land Mudryk only to be gazumped by Chelsea’s millions. Money talks, and in this case, the millions of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital spoke volumes.
![[His signing marked Chelsea's wild approach in the transfer market following the takeover of Todd Boehly (middle) and Clearlake Capital]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93225843-14200895-image-a-53_1734430141553.jpg)
. Mykhailo Mudryk is understood to have been suspended from football after being notified of a positive drugs test. The Ukrainian arrived from Shakhtar Donetsk for an astronomical £88million fee in January 2023. His signing marked Chelsea's wild approach in the transfer market following the takeover of Todd Boehly (middle) and Clearlake Capital.
![[The winger was finally beginning to show some promise after regular positive contributions under Enzo Maresca in the Conference League]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93225795-14200895-image-a-54_1734430162351.jpg)
Mudryk and his entourage were given a tour of the inner workings of Stamford Bridge on a match-day as he arrived in London to his complete his switch to the Big Smoke. The circus created by it all wasn’t Graham Potter’s, then head coach, cup of tea. The confines of the tunnel and dressing room area are sacred on match-days.
![[Mudryk showed off his frame on Instagram in a recent upload from a lift at his London home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93113203-14200895-Mudryk_showed_off_his_frame_on_Instagram_in_a_recent_upload_from-a-55_1734430500530.jpg)
