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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Orme

FA open investigation after new Chelsea signing Mykhaylo Mudryk filmed using racial slur

The Football Association have launched an investigation into a video involving Chelsea star Mykhaylo Mudryk repeating a racial slur.

The Ukrainian winger completed a £88m move to Stamford Bridge earlier this month with the Blues having beaten Arsenal to his signature. He has made just one appearance for his new employers thus far with a promising cameo against Liverpool.

But the 22-year-old has already become embroiled in controversy after a historical video of him posted on TikTok. In a clip posted in July 2022, Mudryk recited a 2017 rap song called Freestyle by American artist Lil Baby and repeated the N-word.

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