"?Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho asked to be suspended by UEFA after failing a drugs test in April 2016, according to reports in the"? L'Equipe.
The club are yet to comment on this story officially, however Marc Vouillamoz, UEFA's chief medical and doping officer told the French newspaper about Sakho's request.
"Some substances cause an automatic suspension, others not. And in this case, the player wished to be suspended temporarily of his own will, and UEFA accepted his request."
French international Sakho was tested after the Reds' Europa League game against Manchester United on March 17th, the results emerging positive for a banned substance.
Liverpool responded by making Sakho initially unavailable for selection, whilst UEFA conducted their further investigations, with the governing body later banning him for 30 days.
The ban meant that Sakho missed Liverpool's final eight games of the season, including the club's Europa League final defeat to Sevilla.
However in May, UEFA decided not to extend Sakho's ban, but to continue a further investigation into whether or not the substance that he tested positive for, believed to be a fat burner, was in fact a WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) banned substance.
Following the ban's expiration, Vouillamoz added that UEFA are keen to hear what Sakho has to say on the ongoing investigation.
"Information was taken from experts, documents were passed to the defence of the player. Now the player has the opportunity to speak, and once the player has given his opinion, the Commission will look very quickly on the case."
Despite being cleared to play in the tournament, Sakho was not called up to Didier Deschamps' France squad for Euro 2016.