Athletic Bilbao's Yeray Álvarez has been provisionally suspended attributable to a failed doping take a look at after a Europa League recreation in opposition to Manchester United, with the defender saying he unintentionally ingested a banned substance in medication used to deal with hair loss.
Álvarez stated he had examined optimistic after Bilbao's 3-0 house defeat within the semi-finals of UEFA's second-tier membership competitors in Might. The Spanish facet additionally misplaced the return leg 4-1.
The 30-year-old centre again was identified with testicular most cancers in 2016 and stated he had been taking the drugs as a part of his therapy for alopecia.
“After finding out the case, we now have established that I examined optimistic as a result of I unintentionally took a hair loss prevention medication containing a banned substance,” Álvarez said in a social media post on Thursday.
“The disciplinary process is at the moment underneath investigation and topic to confidentiality, so I'm provisionally suspended and am not authorised to make any additional public statements.
“I wish to say to all of you that I very a lot remorse this case however, with the help of the membership, I'm engaged on my defence within the perception that I can return to the sector of play as quickly as potential.”
Uefa said they might not touch upon the case till a ultimate disciplinary resolution had been made.
Bilbao threw their full help behind Álvarez, who got here by way of the membership's youth academy and has made 257 appearances in all competitions for the senior staff.
