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Mykhailo Mudryk urges fans 'don't give up on me' as banned Chelsea star hints at return 12 months on from doping suspension

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Mykhailo Mudryk has urged Chelsea fans 'don't give up on me' as the suspended star hinted at a return, as he awaits a verdict in his doping case.

The 24-year-old - who joined the Blues in a £88m deal in January 2023 - has not featured since a Europa Conference League match on November 28 in 2024.

Mudryk was provisionally suspended that December following a positive test for a banned substance, with the Ukrainian officially charged in June 2025.

Reports in Ukraine that the substance is meldonium are understood by Daily Mail Sport to be correct.