Premier League footballer has 'adverse finding' in routine drug test, Chelsea say

The Football Association (FA) has notified Mykhailo Mudryk of "an adverse finding in a routine urine test", his club Chelsea have announced.

The Ukrainian, who plays as a winger for the Premier League club, says he "has never knowingly used any banned substances".

The club said in a statement: "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, 23, signed an eight-and-a-half-year deal with Chelsea after moving from Shakhtar Donetsk in a transfer worth an initial fee of around £62m in January 2023.

The deal, which includes add-ons rising to a possible £89m, made him the most expensive Ukrainian footballer in history.

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