Mykhailo Mudrik Unable to train with his Chelsea teammates as new details of his drug scandal emerge.
The Ukrainian has been temporarily suspended From football and face up to one four years Ban after failing a doping test.
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press- Which could cost the Blues £88.5m – returned a positive result for an A-sample in late October.
Winger and Chelsea Now waiting for the results of the B-sample, which will confirm the original test if it comes back positive.
Mudrik is believed to have tested positive for meldonium, a banned insulin-like metabolite.
This can apparently allow the body to “use less oxygen and recover energy faster to prepare for new physical stresses.”
Meldonium is widely used in Eastern Europe and has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned list since 2016.
tennis star Maria Sharapova banned for 15 months After testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open the same year.
According to the journalist Ben JacobsMudrik is unable to train at Cobham due to his temporary suspension.
Mudrik apparently denies willful wrongdoing and passed a test in August and has a specialist law firm working on the matter.
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The positive A-test occurred on international duty and it was reported that the player believed the result was due to contamination.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has been kept in the loop but is not dealing with the day-to-day issue.
Maresca referred to Mudrik as unwell and it is understood the forward has returned from international duty unwell.
His maximum penalty is a four-year ban but Paul Pogba reduced his ban to 18 months and was eligible to play again in March.
Sharapova had her two-year ban reduced to 15 months.
Mudrik has made 15 appearances this season, scoring three goals in the Europa Conference League.
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