Christophe Galtier has taken a radical decision, as indicated by RMC Sport this Wednesday, April 12. The latter is the subject of an investigation following comments he is accused of having made.
PSG is again in turmoil. A few weeks ago, Achraf Hakimi was accused of rape. This Wednesday, April 12, these are comments that would have been made by Christophe Galtier who resurfaced. Before being the coach of Paris-Saint Germain, the latter went through OGC Nice. This Tuesday, April 11, these are very shocking words that have been mentioned. According to the people who unveiled them, they would have been held by Christophe Galtier. “He then replied that yes and that I had to take into account the reality of the city and, indeed, we could not have so many blacks and Muslims in the team.“, indicated Julien Fournier, who would have spoken with Jordan Galtier, the son of the coach. This Wednesday, April 12, it is RMC Sports who indicated that Christophe Galtier’s number would have leaked on social networks. Victim of death threats, she is a personal and family protection that has been put in place by the club. At the same time, PSG has requested an investigation to shed light on these revelations.
But what happened? In 2021, Christophe Galtier will join OGC Nice for a three-year contract. In the end, he only stayed for one season and joined Paris-Saint Germain in 2022. But would he have made inappropriate comments? According to Julien Fournier, he could have spoken with Jordan Galtier, the coach’s son. “This team doesn’t look like him, we can’t go on like this, you built a team of scum“, he would have said. Faced with this explanation, Julien Fournier would have asked for details. “It’s all blacks, and half your team is at the mosque on Friday afternoons.“, he would have continued. A few minutes later, the latter would have liked to explain himself with Christophe Galtier to have his version of the facts. “I told Christophe about the discussion I had just had and I asked him if all this was true. He then replied that yes“, he recalled. As a reminder, last September, Julien Fournier said: “If I explain the real reasons why we argued with Christophe Galtier, he will no longer go into a locker room, neither in France nor in Europe“.
Christophe Galtier: has he responded to these accusations?
Julien Fournier is not the only one to have mentioned racism on the part of Christophe Galtier since there is also Mario Lemina, Wolverhampton player and who passed through Nice between 2021 and 2023. The latter had implied that shocking remarks had been made. “We know what happened in the last six months. I won’t be able to divulge what happened, but it’s a total misunderstanding. The past six months have been difficult“, he said. For his part, Christophe Galtier, through his lawyers, denied the remarks. “He disputes them with the greatest firmness“, the statement said before adding that he has”learned with amazement of the insulting and defamatory remarks reported by Julien Fournier“.