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Mykhailo Moodrique is facing the biggest career crisis.
Global media Tribuna reported on the morning of the 17th (Korea time) "Mudrik tested positive for doping. Prohibited drugs were found in the athlete's A sample. The samples were taken at the end of October. I will check the B sample soon as well. Moodrique could face a football ban for a period of time," he reported.
Despite the reports, soccer fans couldn't believe the news of Mudryk's positive doping. This is because Mudryk was one of the worst recruits in Chelsea history. Mudryk moved to Chelsea in January 2023. In Shakhtar Donetsk, a prestigious Ukrainian province, Mudryk has shown tremendous potential.
As soon as he made his debut in Shakhtar's first team, he stood out and drew attention from big clubs in the English Premier League (EPL). In the 2022-2023 season, Mudryk was called by Arsenal and Chelsea with a fantastic performance of 10 goals and 8 assists in 18 games. The competition between the two teams caused the transfer fee to skyrocket, and the final winner was Chelsea.
Chelsea have paid 70 million euros (about 105.6 billion won) in basic transfer fees for Mudryk. The bonus clause was 30 million euros (about 45 billion won). It was a condition that Chelsea would pay if they won the EPL and the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Chelsea were confident of Mudryk's success as they signed an early eight-and-a-half-year contract.
However, Mudryk has not been able to show any explosive performances in the EPL that he showed in Shakhtar. Mudryk, who wore a Chelsea uniform in the winter transfer market, failed to score his debut goal for Chelsea until the end of the 2022-2023 season. There were already signs of failure.
In the 2023-2024 season, Mudryk was expected to revive under Mauricio Pochettino after going through an adaptation period like Son Heung-min in Tottenham, but he could not find such a scene. The tremendous speed and explosive power remained in the mood leak, but the problem was basic skills and judgment. Crucially, as confidence hit rock bottom, Mudryk failed to pay for the transfer fee.
There was also talk of release in the transfer market last summer. In June, England Football Insider wrote that "Mudlique's future at Chelsea is facing a serious crisis as the club accelerates its recruitment of Michael Olise. Position competition is so intense that Chelsea are willing to allow the other to leave if they sign one player this summer"It was reported.
Although Chelsea did not clean up Mudryk at the end, Mudryk has not been able to make a leap to the starting lineup again this season. In the UEFA Europa Conference League, where Chelsea boasts an overwhelming record, it is flying with three goals and three assists in four games, but in the league, it has been replaced seven times and has not recorded any offensive points.
At this rate, fans were also amazed by the positive news of the Mudrykra doping test, which was likely to be released from Chelsea someday.
Surprisingly, the news of positive doping was true. Chelsea said on its official website on the evening of the 17th that `Chelsea says the England Football Association has contacted Mudryk with abnormal findings during regular urine tests.'
Chelsea then added "Chelsea and Mudryk fully believe in the FA's testing program. All players, including Mudryk, are tested regularly. However, it was confirmed that Moodleic had never intentionally used a banned drug. Moodrique and the club will now work with relevant authorities to determine what caused the positive test," he added.
Moodleake also announced its position on its personal SNS. Mudryk was informed that the samples provided to the "FA contained prohibited drugs. However, I have never deliberately used any banned drugs or violated the rules, and I am working closely with my team to investigate how this could happen. It was a real shock"He emphasized that there was no intention.
"I know I didn't do anything wrong and I'm hopeful that I'll be back on the field soon." I can't explain it anymore because I have to keep it a secret of the process now, but I'll say it as soon as possible", he denied the allegations.
For now, Moody's has already been suspended. It's Moodrique, who hasn't been playing since late November after a sampler doping test submitted at the end of October was confirmed to be positive. Chelsea hid it but made an official announcement after it was known in the media.
The drug found in Mudryk's body is reported as meldonium. Chelsea and Mudryk have yet to say what drug has caused them to test positive. Meldonium is a substance that improves athletes' athletic ability and speeds up their recovery.
Moodrique could be suspended for four years after testing positive for doping this time. If you don't play for four years, it's a huge bad news for your career. Born in 2001, I am still young, but four years is never short.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
