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'What's happened to Misha?' - Chelsea players left confused by Mykhailo Mudryk's two-week absence before positive drugs test bombshell

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<p>Chelsea stars had been left asking "What's happened to Misha?" after the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mykhailo-mudryk-chelsea-winger-another-setback-missing-blues-last-two-games/blt294f702479c3e52c#cs39fd9107b3ae4664" target="_blank">Ukrainian star was absent from the club's training ground</a> for two weeks before <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-winger-mykhailo-mudryk-suspended-football-positive-drugs-test/blt806dfe0a81fb7a04" target="_blank">his positive drugs test was announced</a>, according to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/12/17/mykhailo-mudryk-misha-doping-chelsea-missing-test/" target="_blank"><em>The Telegraph</em></a><em>. </em>Mudryk's absence was said to be "at least partly" down to illness, with his last appearance for Chelsea coming at the end of November against Heidenheim in the Europa Conference League.</p><p></p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Mudryk is now facing more time out of action after being <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-winger-mykhailo-mudryk-suspended-football-positive-drugs-test/blt806dfe0a81fb7a04#cs57808d8727d06fb7" target="_blank">provisionally suspended following a positive drugs test</a>. The forward cannot currently play or train with the Blues and is waiting for the  results of a ‘B’ sample. Mudryk has spoken out about his shock at testing positive and has reportedly employed the same law firm that represented <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/paul-pogba-law-firm-represent-mykhailo-mudryk-doping-ban-chelsea-suspension-overturned/blt152aabd75d852e72#cs1c4aa31e3380361c" target="_blank">Paul Pogba in his appeal against a doping ban</a>. Pogba has recently <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/paul-pogba-juventus-midfielder-doping-ban-reduced-following-appeal/blt5e2f1cac38c2d0c4" target="_blank">seen his four-year suspension reduced to 18 months on appeal</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Mudryk's positive test contained traces of the banned performance-enhancing substance meldonium. Under Football Association rules, he could potentially be hit with a four-year ban from football.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mykhailo-mudryk-catastrophic-drug-suspension-beginning-end-chelsea-career/blt4e1f1f2703192779#cs919f284d3ec61fb7" target="_blank">Mudryk has endured a tough time at Chelsea since moving to London in 2023</a> and has struggled to show why the Blues splashed out so heavily to beat Arsenal to his signature. His future now appears to be hanging in the balance as he waits to find out if his positive test will lead to a lengthy ban from the game.</p><p></p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MUDRYK

'What's happened to Misha?' - Chelsea players left confused by Mykhailo Mudryk's two-week absence before positive drugs test bombshell | Goal.com

Chelsea players have been left confused by Mykhailo Mudryk&apos;s two-week absence from the club before his positive drugs test was announced.

&apos;What&apos;s happened to Misha?&apos; - Chelsea players left confused by Mykhailo Mudryk&apos;s two-week absence before positive drugs test bombshell