Despite the success and money, the life of a footballer is not always easy. Allan Saint-Maximim can testify. If he receives very comfortable income since his transfer from Newcastle to Al-Ahli in 2023, his salary having increased from 3 to 15 million euros net per season, the French winger comes from a very delicate season on the personal level.
In an interview with Zack Nani, the 28-year-old returns to his loan to Fenerbahçe, in 2024-2025. An adventure that went wrong when the Napoli came to the information to recruit him. “From the moment Naples came for me to sign there, everything was very complicated”he testifies, determined to say what he endured in Türkiye.
“We went so far as to try to boost me”
“There are risks that I was not financially ready to take before but thanks to Saudi Arabia, I will not say that I am untouchable, but I arrived at a stage where I am no longer afraid of anythinghe explains. There have been a lot of bad things. I was promised a lot of things and many people have not respected their commitments. »»
“I have been put a lot of sticks in the wheels. I had a lot of problems with my family. All these extra-sporting things that I experienced there, whether with visas, everyday life, all the shenanigans around, all the problems related to money. I could write a book! »»continues the one who has notably passed through ASSE, Monaco, Bastia and Nice.
“Me, we went so far as to try to dopy there, to tell you how serious it isreveals the former international tricolor hopes. These are things that people don't know. We also threaten you, we tell you clearly: 'If you say things, we're going to do this, we're going to do that to you'. (…) These are things that go beyond football. »» And who have deeply marked her.
“We try to inject you things that have no meaning”
“You learn that the people concerned had instructions, after you don't know what's going on, it's drowned. We try to inject you things that have no meaning, you find yourself in these crazy thingshe continues. These are things that affected me a lot, who also touched my family. It's unhealthy, you can't play in good conditions. »»
His remarks made react on social networks, forcing Allan Saint-Maximin to provide details. “I was talking about these people around the club who are ready to everythinghe said on X. In my case, when I was sick I was almost given a treatment which is considered to be a doping product, I do not know for what purpose this team of doctors did this. »»
