Allan Saint-Maximin returned to the car accident that damaged his reputation and the lies that surrounded it.
Allan Saint-Maximin, 26, has been somewhat forgotten by the general public in Saudi Arabia, where he joined Al Ahli SC, alongside Edouard Mendy, Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino in particular. Decked out with a sulphurous label and above all unstable when he played in Europe, the former attacking midfielder for Saint-Etienne, Monaco and Nice, returned to certain significant episodes of his first part of his career during a long interview. course given to Colin Dicanot in his podcast Colinterview. Notably the car accident in which he was involved when he played in Hanover, on loan from ASM.
It was reported at the time that Saint-Maximin was driving with a fake license and was responsible for the crash with a tram. According to the person concerned, this is just one of the many misunderstandings and false information of which he has been the victim.
“I hit a tram and, without God, I wouldn’t be here today”
“Unfortunately for me, there was this car accident. It was at a very complicated period of my life. When you are a football lover and you feel like everything is against you, that problems are piling up, it’s difficult to manage. I found myself in a situation where I almost lost my life, clearly. I crashed into a tram and, if it weren’t for God, I wouldn’t be here today. People don’t understand what happened, what I had to go through.
In this accident, I received damages. I got some money back because I wasn’t the one at fault. This is an important element that people don’t emphasize. I have proof that I was driving with my French license and they went so far as to invent a Bulgarian license for me. (…) I had this accident and it was the perfect thing to put me aside. The media haven’t tried to dig deeper, we’re looking for the big headlines, to create a little buzz. I sometimes gave the stick a little to get beaten, you have to know how to take responsibility and assume responsibility.”
This season with Al-Ahli, Allan Saint-Maximin participated in 17 league matches and compiled 3 goals and 8 assists. His club occupies third place behind Al-Hilal and Al Nassr.
