Maresca surprised Mudryk in Poland for final

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca seemed arsenic amazed arsenic anyone erstwhile helium was told Mykhailo Mudryk had been spotted successful Poland up of the club's Conference League final against Real Betis.

Mudryk, who became 1 of Chelsea's biggest signings erstwhile helium arrived successful a €100 cardinal (£83m) successful 2023, hasn't played since it emerged successful December that helium was facing a doping investigation.

Until now, the Ukraine winger has kept a debased illustration but photos and videos connected societal media appeared to amusement him posing with fans Tuesday portion wearing a overgarment with the Chelsea badge.

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"To beryllium honest, I just, I don't know. He's here, oregon he's coming?" Maresca said, glancing astir successful astonishment erstwhile asked astatine his pre-game quality league what helium thought of Mudryk being successful Wroclaw up of Wednesday's game.

"He's here? I'm blessed for Misha [Mudryk] to beryllium here. I don't know, conscionable blessed for Misha to beryllium here."

Mudryk hasn't posted connected societal media since a connection astir the lawsuit successful December erstwhile helium acknowledged an unnamed "banned substance" had been recovered successful a illustration helium had given.

"I cognize that I person not done thing incorrect and stay hopeful that I volition beryllium backmost connected the transportation soon," helium posted astatine the time.

Neither Chelsea nor the English Football Association person provided immoderate updates connected the advancement of the lawsuit since then.

Mudryk could beryllium awarded a medal from the Conference League last due to the fact that helium played successful Chelsea's archetypal 4 games of the league phase, scoring 3 goals. He scored successful his astir caller game, a 2-0 Conference League triumph implicit German nine Heidenheim connected Nov. 28.

Mudryk signed an eight-and-a-half-year declaration erstwhile helium signed for Chelsea successful Jan. 2023, keeping him astatine the nine until 2031.