Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has 20 days to respond to formal doping charges brought by the Football Association (FA), according to a report from The Athletic.

The 23-year-old Ukraine international was provisionally suspended from action back in November 2024 following a positive test for meldonium, a banned substance. On Wednesday, it was confirmed that Mudryk had been charged after his “B” sample also returned a positive result.

According to sources close to the situation, Mudryk now has until early July to either accept the violation — and any sanctions that may follow — or dispute the findings and request a hearing with FA representatives.

If it is proven that Mudryk knowingly took the substance, he could face a maximum ban of up to four years under anti-doping regulations.

Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol has reported that the player has enlisted the help of a top legal firm — the same team that successfully reduced Paul Pogba’s doping suspension from four years to 18 months.