Mykhailo Mudryk told to reject Chelsea exit as Coventry among three Premier League suitors

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Mykhailo Mudryk has been tipped to stay at Chelsea and revive his career under Xabi Alonso, despite interest from multiple clubs.The Blues winger has been cleared to return to action after his doping case was resolved following an appeal.Mykhailo Mudryk is set to return to football after over 18 months out of actionPAMudryk was provisionally suspended in December 2024 following a failed drugs test, as he tested positive for Meldonium.He was later charged for breaching anti-doping rules and was handed a four-year ban from football.However, the Ukrainian is now set to return to Chelsea after the FA and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) resolved their disciplinary process against him following an appeal.In demandMudryk has since joined the Blues on their pre-season tour in Hong Kong, but it is currently unclear if his future lies at Stamford Bridge.talkSPORT understands the Ukraine star is drawing interest from three Premier League clubs, with one of them newly-promoted Coventry.The Sky Blues and two unnamed top-flight sides have approached Chelsea regarding Mudryk, with their manager Frank Lampard having previously worked with the forward during his second stint in charge in west London towards the end of the 2022/23 season.Redemption?While Mudryk has no shortage of options, talkSPORT’s Ukrainian football correspondent, Andrew Todos, has backed him to seize his second chance at Chelsea, insisting new boss Xabi Alonso will be keen to finally work with him.The 25-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge in January 2023 from Shakhtar Donetsk in an £88million deal, but had previously been chased by Alonso’s former club Bayer Leverkusen months earlier.Todos told talkSPORT: “Xabi Alonso joined Bayer Leverkusen in October 2022. That previous summer, a few months before, Bayer Leverkusen really wanted to buy Mykhailo Mudryk.“So he didn’t get him then and he wasn’t his manager then, potentially now he might be able to do something.”Mudryk has made 73 appearances in his Chelsea career, scoring 10 goalsGettyCoventry boss Frank Lampard managed Mudryk on eight occasions at ChelseaGettyAlonso’s appointment as Chelsea signals a new era at the club, and he has immediately made his mark by looking to revamp his squad.Morgan Rogers has joined from Aston Villa in a a British record £117million move, while the Spaniard has prioritised experience by signing Danny Welbeck, with Jordan Henderson set to join too.And Todos claimed that Mudryk could be set to benefit from the seemingly more long-term appointment of Alonso as manager, having experienced significant upheaval in the dugout previously.Before his ban, Mudryk played under Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca, as well as Lampard, in under two years.Todos continued: “It seems under Xabi Alonso there might be a bit more stability and as a result of that, Mudryk might actually benefit from that, rather than a manager who’s fully focused on results and not embedding a new style and all that kind of thing. “That has been the case [at Chelsea] in those first two years after Mudryk initially joined, before his ban.Xabi Alonso has overseen over £200m in summer signings in his first summer at Chelsea, but could also view Mudryk as a new additionGetty“I think it’s going to be really, really intriguing the next couple of weeks to see how obviously his teammates receive him again – I’ve seen a lot of them on social media being very happy – and also how the coaching staff do as well.”‘He’s got an opportunity’Former Premier League star Kevin Nolan also felt that Mudryk has a real reason to stay at Chelsea under Alonso.Nolan told talkSPORT: “It will feel like a fresh start because he’s got someone who probably has looked at him in the past and gone: ‘Yeah I’d quite like to work with this kid and see how good he is’. “When he was at Leverkusen he had that spell there – Alonso. So he [Mudryk] chose to go to Chelsea, now Alonso’s the manager.“So I’m sure he’s had conversations with him, and between the two they’ll come up with something – I think he is probably going to give him an opportunity to revitalise his Chelsea career and that’s the biggest thing for him.“He’s got an opportunity with someone who’s looked at him and gone: ‘Yeah, you’ve got ability, so let me see it up close and personal now, from when I saw it from afar in previous years’.”