Chelsea Star Mudryk Clears Name with Lie Detector Test, Claims No Wrongdoing
Chelsea winger Mykhaylo Mudryk has “passed” a lie detector test as he continues to claim that he “didn’t intentionally do anything wrong” after failing a drugs test earlier in the season, according to Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin, speaking to Football365.
Mudryk, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Shakhtar Donetsk for £89m in January 2023, has struggled to make the impact expected of him at the Blues, contributing five goals and four assists in 53 league appearances. The Ukraine international was ‘provisionally suspended’ by the Football Association in mid-December after a routine urine test returned an “adverse finding”.
In response to the test results, Chelsea issued a statement: “Chelsea Football Club can confirm the Football Association recently contacted our player Mykhailo Mudryk concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test. Both the club and Mykhailo fully support The FA’s testing programme and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested. Mykhailo has confirmed categorically that he has never knowingly used any banned substances. Both Mykhailo and the club will now work with the relevant authorities to establish what has caused the adverse finding.”
Mudryk also took to social media to issue his own statement, writing: “This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened. I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon. I cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can.”
According to Palkin, Mudryk has been cooperative throughout the process and has undergone a lie detector test to clear his name. “I have spoken to Mudryk many times since this doping issue arose,” Palkin told Football365. “He doesn’t understand how it could have happened. He has no clue. No idea at all. So his lawyers organised for him to take a lie detector test, which he passed. It will form part of the evidence showing he didn’t intentionally do anything wrong.”
Palkin also expressed his confidence in Mudryk’s innocence, stating: “Mudryk has been clear, it’s not his fault that he tested positive. We now need to find out how this has happened, and who did this. His lawyers are trying to find out. There are still no results from the B-sample, so that remains open. Nobody knows what’s happened.”
The sale of Mudryk to Chelsea has had a significant impact on Shakhtar Donetsk, with Palkin revealing that the club received €25m from the transfer, which was used to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and provide aid to Ukrainians. “Rinat Akhmetov gave €25m from the Mudryk sale to support our defence against Russia and provide aid to Ukrainians,” Palkin added. “He is in love with our club and our country. Since the beginning of the war in 2022, Mr. Akhmetov has donated over €315m, which is the largest amount among all private Ukrainian companies or individuals.”
Palkin also highlighted the importance of the transfer to Shakhtar Donetsk, stating: “Selling Mudryk to Chelsea was a crucial deal for us. Without the Mudryk fee, I don’t understand how we would have settled many, many, many issues.”
As the situation continues to unfold, Mudryk’s future at Chelsea remains uncertain. However, with the support of his club and the evidence from the lie detector test, it appears that he is working to clear his name and return to action as soon as possible.
In related news, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has been given a touchline suspension, while former Manchester United and Chelsea star Wayne Rooney has named several Premier League stars in his ‘top five players’ in the league this season.
For more information on this story and other Chelsea news, visit Football365.
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