Mykhailo Mudryk has returned to coaching at semi-professional membership Uxbridge FC’s amenities amid a continued silence over his doping ban at Chelsea.
The Ukrainian, who signed for the Blues in a deal price £88million in January 2023, shared a video to his 1.8 million Instagram followers which confirmed him practising on the membership’s Honeycroft floor.
Mudryk could possibly be seen faking a shot past a yellow model on the bogus floor, earlier than bending a strike along with his left foot which smashed off the submit earlier than getting into.
It’s unclear why he has chosen to coach on the Southern League Premier South Division membership’s pitch, however it’s round a 40-minute drive from the place Mudryk lives in Fulham’s luxurious Imperial Wharf.
The 25-year-old has not featured for Chelsea since a Europa Convention League match in November 2024, after he returned a optimistic check for a banned substance – understood to be meldonium – in December that yr.
Mudryk was charged by the Soccer Affiliation (FA) final June and continues to disclaim any wrongdoing.
Mykhailo Mudryk has posted a video of himself coaching at Uxbridge FC’s amenities
Whereas he has largely maintained a low profile because the cost, he does submit sporadic updates to his followers on social media.
Addressing his followers at New Yr, the previous Shahktar Donetsk winger urged them to not ‘hand over’ on him.
‘Pleased New yr to all my followers,’ Mudryk wrote. ‘I simply needed to say thanks in your assist.
‘I see all of your messages and actually admire them, so please do not hand over on me as I don’t hand over on myself. Cannot wait to see you quickly.’
Mudryk, who may resist a four-year ban ought to the doping cost be confirmed, was additionally a part of Chelsea’s Convention League title social gathering final summer season.
At this stage there’s at present no readability on when his case might be concluded.
World Anti-Doping Company president Witold Banka mentioned in November: ‘Initially, we’re ready for a disciplinary resolution in his case (from the English FA). As of immediately, we have no idea when it can come.
‘Then, in line with the anti-doping code, we are going to request the participant’s documentation and can resolve whether or not we agree with this disciplinary resolution.
The Ukrainian has gone beneath the radar however was a part of Chelsea’s Convention League social gathering
‘We will enchantment in two instances: if we contemplate the choice too harsh or too lenient.’
In a message to his followers on Instagram after his provisional ban, Mudryk posted: ‘I can affirm that I’ve been notified {that a} pattern I offered to The FA contained a banned substance.
‘This has come as a whole shock as I’ve by no means knowingly used any banned substances or damaged any guidelines, and am working carefully with my workforce to research how this might have occurred.
‘I do know that I’ve not executed something mistaken and stay hopeful that I might be again on the pitch quickly.
‘I can not say any extra now as a result of confidentiality of the method, however I’ll as quickly as I can.’
