Mykhailo Mudryk is facing a lengthy ban from football after being charged by the Football Association over doping offences.
FA rules stipulate the Chelsea star could be banned for up to four years after providing a positive ‘A’ sample for performance-enhancing substance meldonium last year.
Mudryk, an £89million signing in January 2023, has not played for Chelsea since November, serving a provisional suspension while Chelsea waited for the results of a B sample.
The Ukraine international has now been formally charged by the FA.
An FA spokesperson told Telegraph Sport: ‘We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance, in terms of Regulations 3 and 4 of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations. As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.’
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