Fenerbahce deny Allan Saint-Maximin's claim they gave him ‘doping products'
The 28-year-old winger spent the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Fenerbache from Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli.
Speaking on the Zack Nani podcast, Saint-Maximin alleged during his time at the club that when he fell ill, Fenerbahce staff gave him 'treatment that's considered a doping product'.
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Fenerbahce responded to Saint-Maximin's claims with a statement that read: '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 Fenerbahçe 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.'
Saint-Maximin scored four goals and provided five assists in 31 games for Fenerbahce as his side finished second in the Turkish Superlig, nine points behind champions Galatasaray.
The winger gave a reason as to why he thought his side missed out on winning the title, saying: 'Jose Mourinho (Fenerbahce manager) gave everything to be champions. But unfortunately, there are an enormous number of things that happen, things around the club that are really complicated.
'To give you an example for me, they went so far as to want to dope me, to say how serious it is. These are things that people don't know. You don't speak out because someone is threatening you behind your back. It goes beyond football.'
There was no suggestion from Saint-Maximin that Mourinho was involved in anything he described.
After the clip of him speaking garnered widespread attention, Saint-Maximin added the following on social media: 'I see it's going viral on Twitter, so I'll clarify what I said. I was talking about these people around the club who are prepared to do anything. In my case, when I was ill, I was practically given a treatment that is considered to be a doping product. I don't know what the purpose of this team of doctors was.'
Mourinho and Saint-Maximin had a public disagreement in March. The Frenchman was left out of his side's Europa League game against Rangers in March after the Portuguese coach labelled him overweight. Saint-Maximing denied the accusation, claiming he was the same weight he had been when he had played for Newcastle United.
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Saint-Maximin's brother, Kurtys, then got involved in the disagreement, saying: 'Being special means showing class when the moment calls for it, not kicking a soldier when they're down.
'Attacking someone who is at their lowest with slander on their birthday is not classy, especially when you know there's injustice involved. Dirty laundry should be washed in private.'
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