When they were children, the father of Lucas and Théo Hernandez left their family. Years later, the footballers’ half-sister has restored her truth in the columns of France Football and defends her dad.
Lucas and Théo Hernandez grew up without their father. The two brothers, who will compete in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, were raised by their mother, Laurence Py. And in the absence of Jean-François Hernandez, this former football defender father whose footsteps they follow. “For them, he doesn’t exist anymore. He never even existed. People who don’t know our story believe that it was thanks to him that they became footballers, but that has nothing to do with it. The father’s past has nothing to do with their success. She is beautiful, but they had merit in getting there.”assured the mother of the Hernandez brothers in the columns of France Football. For years, it was said that Jean-François Hernandez had abandoned his family because of financial or even legal problems, that he had gone into exile in Thailand…
But a few days before the start of the World Cup, France Football tracked down the father of Théo and Lucas Hernandez. And tells his story, very different from what we thought until then. “The truth about Jean-François will finally be able to be restored. It’s been years that we tell everything and anything about him, that we dirty his name without scratching the truth”, assured the magazine a cousin of Jean-François Hernandez, decided to tell his story. He accuses the mother of footballers of having cut ties: “It’s bullshit that has been said about him for all these years. He never abandoned his children. It was her, his ex-girlfriend, who cut him off from his children. It’s because of her and her behavior all that”.
“He got used to this terrible idea: he had just lost his children”
According to the cousin, Laurence Py would have “prohibited” to her ex-boyfriend “to see one’s own children”. Demoralized, Jean-François Hernandez would have “give up”. “He didn’t have the strength to fight anymore. He ended up retreating to Thailand, tired and depressed by the whole situation. This story has gone too far. Call Jeff’s daughter, you’ll see…”, he promised France Football. The half-sister of Theo and Lucas Hernandez confirmed these harsh words. After hesitating to testify, Lauris Hernandez also wanted to defend the former pro footballer. “My dad and my name have been smeared for too long. It should have all stayed in the family, but she said way too muchshe regrets in this long report. She pretends to be nice, but she’s a very bad person. I can testify to that.”
In the columns of France Football, the young woman describes the mother of the defenders as a woman capable of the worst. “She made me drool… She made me call her mum in front of my mum, beat me with a spoon, force me to eat until I vomitedassures the half-sister of the Hernandez. (…) Once, she cut up my comforter and threw it in the trash.” According to other relatives of Jean-François Hernandez, Laurence Py would have prevented him from seeing their sons after their separation. And the Spanish justice would not have granted him the custody he had requested. “He got used to this terrible idea: he had just lost his childrensummarizes his ex-wife. That’s the version that Lucas and Theo must know. That’s why I want the truth to come out publicly. Their father demobilized too soon, yes, but he didn’t abandon them. He loves them more than his own life.”