Allegations of racism against Christophe Gaultier became public in June this year through a leaked email. It is about his time at OGC Nice, where the football coach worked before his time at Paris Saint-Germain. Then-Nice sporting director Julien Fournier accused Galtier of having too many black and Muslim players in the southern French team. The email was written in August 2021. The Public Prosecutor’s Office then officially launched an investigation. Moreover, many good players and officials have already been questioned.
Gaultier is now history at Paris Saint-Germain as well. The former PSG coach flatly rejected the allegations against him in an interview. “This is wrong, completely wrong. In football people know me, the players know me, those in charge know me, people know who I am,” the Frenchman said in an interview with the Canal+ broadcaster, which was reported on Monday by business newspaper “L’Equipe “Given. , among others. He considers the charges “unjust” and “belligerent”.
The judiciary is now also investigating Galtier and his son. Specifically, it concerns the allegation of “discrimination on the grounds of race or religious affiliation”. Both of them were also taken into custody at one time. Gaultier is scheduled to appear in court in Nice on December 15. “I’ll explain myself,” the coach said in the interview. He wants to work as a coach again. “It convinced me that some clubs contacted me.”
Gaultier moved from Nice to Paris Saint-Germain last summer. This season he won the championship title. However, he failed to make it into the starting group in the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich. In July, PSG ended its cooperation with the coach. Luis Enrique succeeded him.
