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. <strong>______________</strong> <strong>Read more:</strong> <strong>Richard Jolly: <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/samir-nasri-a-flawed-genius-who-contrived-to-his-own-downfall-1.709171">Samir Nasri a flawed genius who contrived to his own downfall</a></strong> <strong>Ian Hawkey: <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/ego-clashes-and-infighting-threaten-to-derail-antalyaspor-s-bid-to-break-stranglehold-of-istanbul-s-football-clubs-1.630590">Ego clashes and infighting threaten to derail Antalyaspor vision</a></strong> <strong>______________</strong> "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.