Chelsea boss Alonso 'very happy' Mudryk's ban has been lifted but unsure about his future

[p]The Ukrainian winger ‌last played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] in November 2024 but was granted leave to return to ‌action immediately on Friday after the English FA resolved his ‌disciplinary proceedings in agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency.[/p][p]Speaking after Chelsea went ‌down 2-1 to London rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] in front of a ‌crowd of 80,363 in Sydney on Saturday, Alonso said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mudryk-mykhailo/W03dbPp4/"]Mudryk[/a] would join the squad in Hong Kong for the next leg of their pre-season tour.[/p][embed guid="848dd7df-b7e7-4b02-b3e7-aac5858aa59d" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2083221922096025992" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I ‌am very happy for him; for me also, ⁠but mostly for him," [/b]the ‌Spaniard told reporters.[/p][p][b]"We want him to feel part of the team because he's ​been training on his own for so long. We have to see (about his future) because he's not been playing ​for a long time.[/b][/p][p][b]"To be honest, we were not expecting to have this great news."[/b][/p][p]Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi, who coached Mudryk ⁠at Shakhtar Donetsk before ​he joined Chelsea, also welcomed the news.[/p][p][b]"He's a lovely guy and a great player,"[/b] he said. [b]"I hope he can show that in this coming season after all his suffering over the last two years."[/b][/p]