Allan Saint-Maximin accuses Mourinho’s Fenerbahce side of giving him “doping products” | OneFootball

Former Newcastle United attacker Allan Saint-Maximin has made a startling allegation about his spell at Fenerbahce with former Roma boss Jose Mourinho.

Speaking on the Zack Nani Podcast, Saint-Maximin claimed Fenerbahce tried to pressure him into breaking anti-doping rules. The winger, who joined the club on loan last season from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli, made the allegation while explaining why the team failed to win the league title.

“Jose Mourinho (Fenerbahce manager) gave everything to be champions. But unfortunately, the club was surrounded by factors other than football,” claimed Saint-Maximin.

“To give you an example, they even tried to dope me. People don’t know these things. You cannot speak openly because you’ll be threatened. They say, ‘If you talk, we will do this or that.’ Sometimes you find yourself in situations that go beyond football.”

Upon witnessing the chaos his comments caused, Saint-Maximin added more in a post on X.

“I see that things are going all over the place on X, so I’m going to clarify what I said. I was talking about those people around the club who are ready for anything,” he wrote.

“In my case, when I was sick, they practically gave me a treatment that’s considered a doping product. I’m unsure for what purpose this team of doctors did that.”

Unsurprisingly, the Turkish giants responded to Saint-Maximin’s allegations with a statement of their own.

“By distorting the facts regarding the medical treatment he received following a health issue, the player has attempted to mislead the public and damage the reputation of our club.”

“As Fenerbahce Sports Club, we hereby inform the public that we will exercise all our legal rights against these misleading statements and any attempt to undermine our institutional reputation.”