Why was Mudryk given ban in secret and what happens now?

Mudryk has been suspended and unable to play for either Chelsea or Ukraine since the FA provisionally suspended him 16 months ago. He remains contracted to the Blues until 2031, having signed a long deal when he joined for £61m in 2022, as part of the club's plan to amortise the cost of transfers and contracts. Amortisation means spreading costs out over many years in order to reduce them in each year of a business' accounts. …