Midfielder Samir Nasri has had his doping ban increased to 18 months following an appeal against the original six-month sanction, European football's governing body Uefa has said.
Nasri was handed the original suspension in February after Uefa found the 31-year-old Frenchman "guilty of using a prohibited method in accordance with the Wada [World Anti-Doping Agency] prohibited list".
The former France international's lawyer had said Nasri was sanctioned for receiving an intravenous drip treatment at a clinic in Los Angeles in 2016, when he was on loan at Sevilla from Manchester City.
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"The player Samir Nasri is suspended for 18 months. This suspension will start running on 1 July 2017," Uefa said in a statement on its website.
"The player Samir Nasri is allowed to return to training, with any football club starting from 1 November 2018."
Uefa said Nasri's amended suspension was a result of negotiations between the player, Wada, the French Anti-Doping Agency and Uefa's Ethics and Disciplinary inspector, who originally believed a two-year suspension was warranted.
