Enzo Maresca and Mykhailo Mudryk, Getty Images December 18, 2024, 3:27 p.m

It recently became known that left winger Mykhailo Mudryk missed the last few Chelsea matches due to a positive doping test.

The 23-year-old Ukrainian himself stated that he had never knowingly used any prohibited substances and had never broken any rules.

The head coach of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, spoke about the difficult situation in which Mudryk found himself at a press conference dedicated to the Conference League match.

“We all support Misha. The situation has become a little clearer. We have an official statement from the club, which says everything that is needed. Nothing to add. All players [Челсі] they support Misha and trust him… We all believe that Mudryk is not guilty. He will definitely come back, I don’t think Micha’s career at Chelsea is over. We don’t know when exactly, and that’s the only doubt we have at the moment, but he’ll definitely be back,” journalist Fabrizio Romano quoted the Blues manager as saying.

We will remind you that the law firm that helped reduce Pogba’s disqualification will work with the Ukrainian.

Tomorrow, December 19 (kick-off at 22:00 Kyiv time), Chelsea will host Shamrock Rovers in the last, sixth round of the main stage of the UEFA Conference League 2024/25. The London club has already secured a place in the playoffs of the tournament.