Mykhailo MudrykChelsea player, has given positive in an anti-doping test during a routine urine testso he faces a ban without playing that could be up to four years.
“Wanna confirm that I have been notified that a sample that I gave to the FA (the English Federation) contained prohibited substances“, admitted the player in a statement.
According to several Ukrainian media, The substance they found in the control is meldoniumthe same one that, for example, cost Maria Sharapova a two-year ban without playing.
The Russian footballer, however, denies having taken any substances doping, or at least consciously: “This has left me in shock, I have NEVER knowingly consumed prohibited substances or broken any rules, I am working with my team to investigate how this could have happened.”
He control occurred at the end of Octoberwhile the young Ukrainian footballer, 23 years old, has not played since last November 28in a Europa League match. The London club alleged during these last five games that Mudryk had a viral illness, until the truth of what was happening became known.