Ligue 1 aspect Lens have launched an announcement in help of recent signing Allan Saint-Maximin after racist feedback had been made below his signing announcement.
Saint-Most joined Lens on switch deadline day as a free agent, after leaving Mexican aspect Membership America alleging that racist feedback had been made towards his daughters.
The 28-year-old solely joined Membership America in the summertime, making 16 appearances in Liga MX and scoring three targets.
He’s now again in Ligue 1 for the primary time since he left Good in 2019 to affix Newcastle.
Lens launched an announcement condemning the feedback made on their social media and have eliminated the power for additional feedback to be positioned on the announcement clip, which is a play on the well-known Looney Tunes character Roadrunner.
The assertion learn: “Racing Membership de Lens is outraged and strongly condemns the wave of hateful feedback and racist insults directed at its new participant, Allan Saint-Maximin, on social media.
“In response, the membership has been pressured to shut the feedback part on a few of its posts and can proceed to take all mandatory measures to make sure that its social media platforms stay wholesome and respectful areas for expression.
“As a socially accountable and dedicated membership, Racing reaffirms its dedication to the values of respect and of tolerance and stands alongside Allan and his family members, to whom it gives its full help.”
Saint-Maximin himself had taken to Instagram the day earlier than becoming a member of Lens, hitting out at those that had made the feedback in direction of his two daughters.
He wrote: “The issue just isn’t pores and skin color, it’s the color of ideas. Individuals assault me, however that is not an issue.
“I grew up studying to battle again towards assaults, whether or not they’re delicate, hidden or direct.
“However there’s one factor I’ll by no means tolerate, and that’s folks attacking my youngsters.
“Defending my youngsters is my precedence, I’ll battle with all my energy to make sure that they’re revered and liked, no matter their origins or pores and skin color.
“So, to those that dared to assault my youngsters, I say this: you made a mistake. “I’ll at all times battle to guard my household and no individual or risk will ever scare me.”
