Mykhailo Mudryk’s ‘career is being destroyed’ after ban latest
Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk’s career is being destroyed by a verdict having not yet been delivered in his doping case.
That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who wants the case to be concluded soon.
Mudryk has not played for Chelsea since November 2024 after being suspended by the FA due to an “adverse finding” in a urine test.
The FA charged Mudryk in June, who could face a four-year ban for violating anti-doping rules.
Mykhailo Mudryk case ‘destroying a young career’
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes the case is dragging on for too long.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks football must review if it can come to a quicker conclusion in the future on such cases.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Well, we’re talking here like echoes of the Paqueta case where things dragged on for so long. And yes, I do think that although science is involved and testing and the whole situation, I understand it’s very technical, and I’m sure the lawyers are handling it and expediting the case as much as they can.
“But from the outside, it does seem to be too long a wait. And I think football’s got to find ways to bring these sort of situations to a conclusion sooner rather than later. So yes, I do have concerns that it’s taking so long.
“I don’t know what Mudryk is doing at present. I mean it’s just destroying a young career. If he’s guilty then again they should know sooner and let him start serving his penalties. So yes somehow the system’s got to be a little bit quicker.
“I don’t see why technology should take so long or why a process should take that long. So yes I would say that it’s time that we relook at things and see if there’s a way that we can make things a bit quicker.”
Mudryk could be sued by Chelsea
Chelsea could sue Mudryk if he is found guilty of a doping offence, after the London club previously sued Adrian Mutu in 2004.
Mutu tested positive for cocaine during his time at Chelsea, and the striker had to pay the club £14.7million in compensation after a legal battle.
Chelsea sacked Mutu after bringing him to the club from Parma in a £15.8m deal, and there is a possibility Mudryk could face a similar situation.