‘Complete shock’: Mykhailo Mudryk breaks silence after Chelsea star’s positive test for banned substance

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mykhailo Mudryk insists he has “not done anything wrong” after submitting a drug test sample which contained a banned substance. In a statement on his Instagram page, £89m attacker Mudryk revealed his “complete shock” at the positive test and reiterated his innocence. “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 cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can.” A statement from Chelsea FC read: “Chelsea Football Club can confirm the Football Association recently contacted our player Mykhailo Mudryk concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test.