“Everybody believes that” – Shakhtar Donetsk CEO shares likely Mudryk outcome | OneFootball

Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Serhii Palkin believes there will be a positive outcome soon for Mykhailo Mudryk as he continues to serve a ban for a failed doping test.

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Mudryk hasn’t played for Chelsea since he scored in a 2-0 win against Heidenheim in the Conference League in November 2024.

The Ukrainian has been charged by the FA and faces a ban of up to four years if found guilty, with the process currently still ongoing.

Shakhtar Donetsk CEO speaks on Mykhailo Mudryk

Mudryk is currently training on his own at non league side Uxbridge FC, where he’s trying to keep himself fit ahead of a return to football.

The winger has always maintained his innocence, and it very much feels like his case is more complex than other previous doping cases.

Palkin has been very supportive of Mudryk, and in an interview earlier this month he revealed the 25-year-old’s mood wasn’t good amid his continued absence from football. 

Mudryk’s future remains unclear, but Palkin believes an outcome will be reached soon, and feels it will be a positive one.

“We have €30 million [of] bonuses in his contract. And if he is not playing, if Chelsea [are] not reaching results, we are losing €30m. That’s a big financial impact for us,” he told ESPN.

“Therefore, everybody believes that this story will finish as soon as possible with positive results and Mudryk will return to playing. Otherwise, we will be in a position to lose €30m.”

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