Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk was cleared to return to football at the end of July after the FA and the World Anti-Doping Agency "resolved" his appeal
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Mykhailo Mudryk will not be joining Leeds on loan from Chelsea
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Chelsea are no longer considering loaning Mykhailo Mudryk to Leeds, football.london understands.
The Ukrainian forward, signed from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023 in a deal worth up to £88.5million, was recently cleared to return to football after his doping ban was resolved.
The Blues are exploring loaning Mudryk out this summer so he can get regular playing time. Leeds had been in talks with Xabi Alonso's side over a potential deal, but Chelsea are no longer considering sending the 25-year-old to Elland Road.
That, however, does not mean Mudryk will stay at Stamford Bridge for the forthcoming campaign, as there is a raft of interest from both home and abroad.
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Fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg remain a potential option for Mudryk, who is thought to be keen to remain in England as he looks to get back up to speed following his extensive period of absence.
Frank Lampard's Coventry City have also been credited with loan interest in the Ukraine international wide man.
Speaking ahead of Chelsea's season-opener at Fulham, Alonso refused to clarify whether Mudryk would be involved for the Blues.
The Spaniard said: “We will see, we still have time to decide, and we don't have to rush on many decisions and at the right time we will take them, at the moment not yet."
Mudryk recently told Chelsea's website of his happiness after he was cleared to return to action, explaining after featuring against Juventus in Hong Kong: "Of course I’m very happy. It's been a while, so to stand back at the same training ground, it's a really happy moment for me.
"I feel good, I feel great. I'm grateful to be back on the pitch. It was such a nice feeling to see everyone again. It was a warm welcome.
"I missed a lot of the process, the training sessions, games especially, to compete to win and to always be hungry for more."
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Mykhailo Mudryk is now back with Chelsea but he could head out on loan(Image: Asuka Chan/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, Chelsea have also made midfielder Dario Essugo available on loan having already sent a number of players out on loan this season.
Filip Jorgensen and Genesis Antwi have already joined Strasbourg on loan while Benoit Badiashile recently headed to Napoli.
Kazakh youngster Dastan Satpayev also joined Burnley on loan last week, while Kendry Paez is at River Plate, Jesse Derry is at Sporting CP, and Alejandro Garnacho is at Aston Villa.
Young forward Ryan Kavuma-McQueen marked his Portsmouth debut with a goal at the weekend, while Reggie Walsh is gaining senior experience at Wigan Athletic and Ishe Samuels-Smith is on loan at Notts County.