Samir Nasri targeted by Spanish anti-doping agency

Samir Nasri, 29 October 2016 in Gijon (Spain), under the shirt of FC Sevilla. MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP

The French playmaker of Sevilla FC has received care at a clinic in Los Angeles, where his presence is deemed "suspicious" by the Spanish anti-doping authorities.


Time for Samir Nasri. In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, December 28, the playmaker of the Sevilla first discovered that his Twitter account had been hacked and someone had published in his name questionable sexual messages. He will learn the following day that the Spanish anti-doping agency (Agencia Española para la protección de la Salud en el Deporte, AEPSAD) launched an investigation about it, as revealed by the Spanish newspaper El Pais.

At issue: the treatment received during its passage through a clinic in Los Angeles, where the former international French (41 selections) was Tuesday, enjoying the Christmas break. Photo in support, said clinic itself explained about her Twitter that she had given to Samir Nasri treatment for the " keep hydrated and in top condition physically throughout his busy season with Sevilla."

We provided @SamNasri19 a concierge Immunity IV Drip to keep him hydrated & in top health during his busy soccer season with @SevillaFC 💧💯 pic.twitter.com/bfDNeM5vQu

— Drip Doctors (@DripDoctors) 27 December 2016

The treatment in question "Immunity IV Drip" is described on the clinic's website : "A custom infusion that can boost your immune system and prevent diseases related to travel. It contains high doses of vitamin C, vitamin B, zinc and lysine combined with nutrients specially formulated to help to combat superbugs and common viruses. "

"That an athlete is in a clinic like this is already suspect"

"That a sportsman is in a clinic like this is already suspect" , slipped to El Pais an internal source of AEPSAD. The latter was alerted by a Tweet Richard Ings , former head of the Australian anti-doping agency, who relayed the Clinic mentioned above, accompanying this message: "This should much interest WADA [Agency World Anti-doping] and AEPSAD ".

Asked by the Spanish daily, the management of Sevilla FC was surprised by the opening of an investigation concerning her player, with whom she will discuss Thursday, when he returns from the United States. The Andalusian club was aware of the trip across the Atlantic to the player, who had however he said he was going to New York, not in Los Angeles, according to El Pais.

Intravenous infusions are permitted if the injected product does not appear on the list of substances prohibited by WADA and do not exceed 50 milliliters (ml). However, the treatment received by Samir Nasri seems to exceed this limit, if one believes Richard Ings, which splits a hashtag "#IV> 50mlbanned" that the treatment "Immunity IV Drip" exceed the allowed 50 ml.

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