Allan Saint-Maximin opens up about leaving Club América | OneFootball

Allan Saint-Maximin arrived at Club América a year ago as one of the biggest marquee signings of recent years in Mexican soccer; he was a player who came with a huge reputation and was expected to completely tear up the league.

His first tournament with América was decent, and he especially showed some very interesting flashes, but he struggled a lot to find consistency, something normal for a player who had never played in Liga MX.

It was expected that everything would change for his second tournament and that, with his adaptation to Mexico, he could show his best version, but then something nobody expected happened: out of nowhere, he requested to leave Club América and reached an agreement to terminate his contract.

At the time, Maximin did not speak about the matter, but it was said that he left because of racism directed at his children at school, a situation that led to his departure from the country.

Allan Saint-Maximin spoke about the matter.

Just in recent days, Allan Saint-Maximin spoke about this issue and made it clear that neither Club América nor its fans were to blame for what happened, even saying that he still has great love for the club.

“It was not América’s fault (the racism case). I have nothing against them, the players, or the Mexican people. I love the club. It was one of the best places where I have been with my family.

It was just some random people saying certain things and trying to attack your family. You never really know who supports it or why they do this, but when it affects your children, there are not many options to choose from.

It was a difficult decision for me and my family, but I take responsibility because I always say that I will never accept things like that. It was important to show people, especially in my situation, that I may lose many things, but I will never accept this.”, were his words.

After leaving América, he went to Lens in France, where he spent only half a season before terminating his contract and moving to Charlotte FC in MLS.

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