Overview

• Spanish daily Marca first reported that Mykhailo Mudryk is considering leaving football to pursue sprinting targeting the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
• The FA provisionally suspended Mudryk on December 17, 2023 after a positive doping test, and the decision was confirmed on June 18, 2024.
• Reports say he is already working with Ukrainian sprinters on a tailored training program, though neither the player nor Chelsea has issued an official confirmation.
• To reach the Olympics he would need to achieve World Athletics qualifying standards and then pass Ukraine's selection trials scheduled for 2027.
• Signed by Chelsea in January 2023 for about €100 million, the 24-year-old has around 70 appearances and 10 goals, and he was clocked at 36.67 km/h on his Premier League debut.