The FA hands Chelsea attacker Mykhailo Mudryk a four-year ban | OneFootball

The FA have handed Chelsea attacker Mykhailo Mudryk a four-year ban, according to journalist and transfer insider Ben Jacobs.

Chelsea have been without the services of the Ukrainian since December 2024 when the FA first provisionally suspended him after he tested positive for doping.

The Blues gave his number 10 shirt to Cole Palmer in June 2025 and he was later charged with violating anti-doping rules. The 25-year-old has not played since then and has now been handed a four-year ban.

However, Mudryk’s doping case has gone to CAS after an appeal was filed by the Chelsea star against the FA in February 2026.

Parties have exchanged written submissions and a hearing is yet to be scheduled.

It remains to be seen whether he will be successful in his appeal, and the Blues could now consider a mutual termination of his contract.

The winger joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023, signing an eight-and-a-half-year contract for an initial transfer fee of £62 million, potentially rising to £89m in add-ons.

Mudryk has ten goals and 11 assists in 73 appearances for the Blues since then and appears to have played his last game for them from the look of things.

He has been training individually since his initial suspension, away from Chelsea’s facilities, and it will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds in the coming weeks and months.

The Blues have sacked two permanent managers – Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior – since Mudryk last played for them and have moved on.

They are currently eighth in the Premier League table ahead of their final four league fixtures and are fighting for a top-five finish to secure Champions League qualification.

Chelsea play Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland in their remaining league games and will also face Manchester City in the FA Cup final next month.