Overview
- Chelsea have told clubs they are open to loan offers for Mykhailo Mudryk as the club prioritises regular minutes over a permanent sale.
- The winger returned to action in pre-season and made a brief cameo against Juventus on August 5 after his suspension was overturned on appeal.
- Mudryk has stated a preference to remain in the Premier League on loan, but Chelsea view RC Strasbourg, Italian clubs and Coventry City as realistic options.
- Xabi Alonso and the club are still assessing Mudryk’s match fitness and are taking a cautious, person-centred approach to his reintegration.
- Chelsea’s decision is shaped by his long contract to 2031 and the need to rebuild his form and market value following the meldonium case that led to his earlier suspension.