Pakistan, Aug. 2 -- Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says he is "very happy" to be welcoming Mykhailo Mudryk back into his squad, but it is "too early" to understand what he can do.

The Ukraine winger, 25, will join Chelsea's pre-season tour after resolving his doping case with the Football Association (FA).

Mudryk has not played a match since November 2024 after being provisionally suspended for returning an "adverse finding" for the banned substance meldonium.

The FA has ended its anti-doping proceedings after Mudryk accepted breaching anti-doping rules and agreed to a suspension equal to the one year and eight months already served.

After a 2-1 defeat by 10-man Tottenham in a friendly in Sydney, Alonso explained Mudryk is joining Chelse...