Xabi Alonso has revealed that Mykhailo Mudryk will rejoin his Chelsea team-mates after the winger’s ban for doping was lifted.
The Ukrainian was handed a provisional ban in December 2024 by the Football Association for failing a drugs test, and in June 2025, he was charged with violating anti-doping rules, and a four-year ban was threatened.
That ban came into force in April of this year, lasting until 2028 to take into account the time he had already spent out of the game.
But on July 31, all charges were dropped against the forward, who is now free to play again after such a long spell out.
The 25-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge from Skakhtar Donetsk back in 2023 for £62million, and he has scored five goals in 53 appearances for the club.
Now, he could be set to add to those tallies, as he joins back up with his team-mates when they travel to Hong Kong to continue their pre-season campaign.
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