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By LETTICE BROMOVSKY, NEWS REPORTER
Published: 07:26 EST, 10 December 2025 | Updated: 07:34 EST, 10 December 2025
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been slapped with another driving ban after being caught behind the wheel of his £140,000 BMW despite already being barred from the road, a court heard.
The 24-year-old was pulled over by police in west London while driving his BMW M8 with what prosecutors described as 'excessive' and 'dangerous' tinted windows - only weeks after he had been disqualified for speeding offences.
Mudryk told the court he felt forced to drive himself because his chauffeur was unable to take him to training, leaving him with no other option.
The £97million star, who was stopped in Chiswick on October 2 while driving a car displaying Ukrainian number plates, was found to be behind the wheel illegally after officers ran checks and discovered he had already been handed a six-month ban in August.
Police also found the footballer had no valid driving licence or insurance at the time of the stop, with tests showing the heavy tints on his front windows failed to meet legal standards.
The incident caps off a turbulent period for Mudryk, who is currently suspended from football following a failed doping test, as he appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court to face the charges.
Mudryk, who lives in a luxury riverside apartment in Imperial Wharf, Fulham - where homes can fetch well over £3m - appeared wearing a black suit.
He admitted driving whilst disqualified and using a vehicle without third party insurance.
The 24-year-old was pulled over by police in west London while driving his BMW M8 (above) with what prosecutors described as 'excessive' and 'dangerous' tinted windows
Mudryk has largely stayed around London over the last year, though he is unable to train with his Chelsea team-mates or even visit Cobham
Mudryk also admitted using a vehicle 'in such a condition it was likely to cause danger'.
Prosecutor Ashleigh Ettienne told JPs: 'On October 2, 2025, just before 11am, police were on duty in an marked police car.
'Their attention came to the defendant's vehicle. They have indicated for the defendant to pull over.
'They found his vehicle was displaying a Ukrainian registration plate and had excessive window tints applied to the front drive and passenger windows.
'The glass was not as prescribed and was obscured by the tints. Police tested the tints on front and passenger windows and found they only passed through 90 per cent of light.
'Initially he stated he did not know but later admitted the offence.'
Daniel Higgins, defending, said the Ukrainian has had a 'difficult year' and 'was not thinking'.
Mr Higgins added: 'His driver was unable to drive him that day and that left him unable to go to training. It is not particularly easy for him to use public transport as he is high-profile.
'He is currently having to carry out his work in the Uxbridge area as opposed to where he used to carry out his work.
He is a very hard-working industrious man who has had some real difficulties over the last year.
'The past year has had a significant psychological impact on him. Perhaps because of those difficulties it has had an effect on his thinking.'
Mudryk was clocked at 22.8mph on his very first appearance for Chelsea against Liverpool, making him the quickest player in the Premier League at that point of the 2022-23 season
Mudryk has not spoken publicly since his failed test ¿ despite fake quotes circulating on social media, along with false stories suggesting he wants to represent the Ukrainian track team at the 2028 Olympics
Magistrate Sonia O'Connor told Mudryk: 'We have heard what has been said. The sentence would have been larger but we have taken into account your guilty plea.
'You must pay your fine today at the court. You cannot drive.'
Mudryk was handed a 12-month community order including 60 hours of unpaid work.
He was also banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay a total of £199, comprising of a £114 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.
Mudryk joined Stamford Bridge in 2023 for £97million, one of Chelsea's most expensive signings in their history.
Chelsea reportedly paid £62million up front for the Ukrainian, with up to £35m in performance-related add-ons.
But the star was provisionally suspended by the FA in December 2024 after testing positive for an A-sample in October 2024.
The positive test was for the prohibited substance meldonium, the same substance Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was banned for.
He is now facing a four-year ban, which means he would not be able to play football again until at least 2029.
The winger said at the time he was in 'complete shock'.
Mudryk is thought still to be receiving the £97,000-per-week wages he agreed when he arrived at Stamford Bridge.
He played 73 games for Chelsea and netted 10 goals and seven assists for the club.
Mudryk has re-emerged since his doping ban. In May this year, he was spotted in Poland for Chelsea's Europa Conference League final wearing a club tracksuit in a steakhouse.
Last month he was photographed working on a film project alongside Croatian football manager Igor Jovicev, still wearing his Chelsea tracksuit bottoms.
It is understood police seized the BMW M8 at the time of the offences.