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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has fuelled speculation over his future after sharing a cryptic two-word message while awaiting the outcome of his doping-ban appeal.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mudryk uploaded an image of himself training on a football pitch before telling his followers to \u201cStay tuned\u201d.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old has previously shared footage from his individual training programme. However, his latest message has prompted fresh hope among supporters that an update on his case could be approaching.<\/p>\n No decision or possible return date has been confirmed. Mudryk remains unable to train with Chelsea or take part in competitive football while his appeal continues.<\/p>\n Mudryk has not played for Chelsea since appearing against Heidenheim in the Conference League in November 2024.<\/p>\n The Ukraine international was provisionally suspended the following month after an adverse finding was returned from a routine doping test. He was later handed a four-year ban after being charged with breaching anti-doping regulations.<\/p>\n Mudryk lodged an appeal against the Football Association with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in February. The parties have exchanged written submissions, but a hearing date has not been announced.<\/p>\n The winger has maintained that he never knowingly used a banned substance. He has continued working with private coaches and goalkeepers while being prevented from using Chelsea\u2019s training facilities.<\/p>\n Mudryk\u2019s absence has left his long-term position at Stamford Bridge uncertain. Chelsea\u2019s attacking options have changed considerably since his last appearance, with Xabi Alonso now assessing which players belong in his plans.<\/p>\n The Blues have already begun making decisions across the squad, with five Chelsea players facing uncertain futures under Alonso.<\/p>\n A successful appeal could allow Mudryk to resume his career earlier than December 2028. For now, his latest message offers intrigue rather than confirmation that a comeback is close.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has fuelled speculation over his future after sharing a cryptic two-word…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Mudryk waits for career-defining appeal verdict<\/h2>\n