Overview
- Liam Rosenior confirmed he has not yet spoken to Mykhailo Mudryk and will do so only when the timing is right after discussions with the board and sporting directors.
- Reports this week that Mudryk had rejoined first‑team training were incorrect, and he has not been on Chelsea’s Cobham premises recently.
- Mudryk remains under a provisional FA suspension following a June 2025 anti‑doping charge, with the substance reported as meldonium and a potential ban of up to four years under FA rules.
- The 25‑year‑old has not played since November 2024, when he scored in a Conference League win over Heidenheim.
- Mudryk has denied knowingly using banned substances, former club Shakhtar Donetsk has expressed support, and he is understood to be following a club fitness programme while barred from team activities.