The abrupt departure of Frenchman Allan Saint-Maximin from Club America continues to generate all kinds of doubts, because after the official version claimed that his return to France to join Lens was due to racism against his children, versions have now emerged that refute this idea.

First of all and According to several media outlets, it was reported that the Frenchman had several disagreements with Brazilian coach Andre Jardine, but not because he wasn't put on the field or because he didn't get more playing time in the America lineup. Everything seemed to be going smoothly up to that point, but the aforementioned media outlet claims that the Frenchman's anger and annoyance stemmed from coach Jardine reprimanding him for his poor diet. Rumors suggest that the French striker loved pizza and had become a regular customer at the shop located in the shopping center across from the America facilities, where his brother had made a habit of going there to enjoy one with his brother, the Eagles' striker. The reports claim that the striker, who found a new job very quickly after being released last Saturday by Lens, the second-place team in French football, wasn't eating properly and wasn't following the diet prescribed by the team's nutritionists. team.

To make matters worse, “Maximan” also became a regular at a taco stand frequented by all the players on the Aguilas team, but he reportedly became a regular, generating resentment among the America coaching staff regarding giving him playing time.

Was there racism against his children or not?

All these details have led the America management to believe that the racist incident was a smokescreen to force his return to his native country and continue his career with Lens, who are fighting for the title against Paris Saint-Germain. The fact that less than 72 hours passed after his departure on Saturday before his signing with another team was announced has generated all sorts of speculation, but where there's smoke, there's fire. Furthermore,it's also claimed that Maximin did nothing to integrate into the group and that the privileges stipulated in his contract distanced him from his teammates. His failure to learn to speak Spanish, or even attempt to, and his late arrival to pretraining created a negative atmosphere against him. It's also being said behind the scenes that his contract stipulated he would travel in business class on plans reserved for the coach and executives, unlike the rest of the team who traveled in economy class. He would have always slept in suites at the hotel, as his $4 million contract stated. All these details caused a crisis at Club America, and the Frenchman reportedly preferred to create a racial issue to leave Mexico immediately and find a place at Lens in France.

Maximin's final numbers showed little effectiveness, with 16 games played and only 3 goals scored, which did not justify the high investment America made in the French striker's services.