West Ham United’s Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson (2nd L) celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England on December 27, 2018. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) /
Former French international midfielder Samir Nasri returned to football on Monday following a doping ban by joining English Premier League side West Ham.
Nasri will reunite with West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini, with whom he won one of his two Premier League titles at Manchester City, after joining the Hammers on an initial contract until the end of the 2018/19 season with an option to extend his stay.
“Coming back to the most competitive league in the world, with a team full of ambition with a manager that I know… I’m really excited about it,” said Nasri.
Nasri, 31, is free to play again from January 1 after being suspended in February while playing…
