Palmer handed Mudryk's No. 10 shirt at Chelsea

Cole Palmer has been handed Mykhailo Mudryk's No. 10 garment astatine Chelsea, the nine confirmed connected Thursday.

Mudryk had donned the fig since joining the nine for €100 cardinal (£83m) successful 2023, but hasn't played since testing positive for the banned substance meldonium successful December.

Chelsea confirmed Palmer -- who antecedently wore the No. 20 -- was switching numbers successful a connection which made nary notation to Mudryk.

"Chelsea tin corroborate Cole Palmer volition determination to the No.10 garment up of our 2025/26 campaign, starting from the FIFA Club World Cup," the connection read.

"Palmer volition marque the power up of our information successful the US-based tourney and could deterioration 10 for the archetypal clip erstwhile the Blues look Los Angeles FC successful Atlanta connected June 16."

New signing Liam Delap volition wear the No. 9 for Chelsea.

Palmer has been a revelation for westbound London broadside since joining from Manchester City six months aft Mudryk, with 37 Premier League goals successful 2 seasons. Mudryk has lone managed 5 league goals for the club.

Mudryk did question retired to Poland to ticker Chelsea triumph the Conference League last against Real Betis, and was pictured with a winners' medal astir his cervix afterwards arsenic helium posed with Enzo Fernández.

The 24-year-old was eligible for a medal aft featuring successful the radical signifier of the tournament, but it is not wide whether the medal was his oregon Fernandez's.

Mudryk denied doing "anything wrong" aft failing the drugs trial successful December and said helium hoped helium would beryllium backmost connected the transportation "soon."

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