Samir Nasri insists he did not realise he was breaking any rules when he visited the Drip Doctors clinic for IV treatment.
Nasri served an 18-month ban after he was found to have violated UEFA s anti-doping regulations in 2016.
The midfielder, who posed for a now-infamous photograph at the clinic, was on loan at LaLiga side Sevilla from Manchester City at the time of the incident.
But Nasri continues to protest he did not know he was doing anything wrong when he underwent treatment during a break in Los Angeles.
I was on holiday with my family. I became ill, I had a virus. I did not leave my room, I was suffering from vomiting, big headaches, I was empty, Nasri told L Equipe.
I called a friend and told him to find me a doctor. He couldn t. He said to me: There is a clinic, it will re-boost you . Especially as I was going back to Sevilla in two days time.
I said okay. I didn t know the rules. And that, by the way, should serve as a lesson to all young players, to properly read the anti-doping rules, to really pay attention, because everything can go in a completely different direction.
