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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is a “big” fan of a £40million ace in his squad, but Stamford Bridge officials could still opt to sell him in January.
Chelsea face Shamrock Rovers amid major developments at Mudryk and Acheampong
The Blues face Shamrock Rovers in their final Europa Conference League game of the year tonight, but their clash against the Irish minnows has taken a backseat after major developments involving Mykhailo Mudryk and Josh Acheampong.
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Mudryk has officially failed a drug test, and the Ukraine international has now received a provisional suspension from football after allegedly testing positive for meldonium in a urine sample (The times).
Chelsea’s next matches in the Premier League | Date |
|---|---|
Everton (out) | December 22 |
Fulham (home) | December 26 |
Ipswich Town (out) | December 30 |
Crystal Palace (far) | January 4 |
Bournemouth (home) | January 14 |
The heart drug, which tennis superstar Maria Sharapova received a 15-month ban for ingesting in 2016, was apparently found in her system, and the FA subsequently suspended Mudryk from all on-field football activity.
The £100,000-a-week winger protests his innocence and said he would never “knowingly” take the substance, and Mudryk’s team are now set to investigate how the alleged meldonium could have entered his system.
Meanwhile, in other big news from Chelsea, BlueCo has finally secured young right-back Josh Acheampong on a new contract. Acheampong was excluded from the Chelsea squad for a while due to their contractual impasse, but talks then took a promising turn, with the 18-year-old sensation now signing a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2029.
Real Madrid had already shown interest in Acheampong when his future was uncertain, but concerns about the La Liga giants snapping up Chelsea’s rising star have now been dispelled. While the defender’s future is secure, the same cannot be said for midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, who has been heavily linked with leaving Stamford Bridge next month.
Enzo Maresca is a “big admirer” of Carney Chukwuemeka at Chelsea
Interestingly, according to reliable TEAMtalk journalist Ben Jacobs, Maresca is, in fact, a “big admirer” of Chukwuemeka at Chelsea – but Todd Boehly and company are still open to any offer for the former Aston Villa gem who has failed to break into the first team with regularity.
The 21-year-old has not been included in any Premier League matchday squad this season, with his 130 total minutes of play coming across the Carabao Cup and Conference League.
However, despite his lack of match action, it is believed that Chelsea will require his suitors to pay around £40m for his services, either in January or next summer.
“I like Carney Chukwuemeka because he is like an artist coming on stage.” saying Marcel Desailly in Chukwuemeka in 2023.
“He has the ball. Now is my time. He shines. You see the dribble. He is sure of what he is going to do and he is clinical. I love it.”
