PSG coach Galtier takes legal action over racism accusations against
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier is taking legal action against former Nice sporting director Julien Fournier and two French journalists for defamation, his lawyer told AFP on Friday after he was accused of making racist and discriminatory remarks about players last season.
The Paris public prosecutor confirmed to AFP that Galtier had lodged a complaint against Fournier as well as journalists Daniel Riolo and Romain Molina.
Galtier has also filed a separate complaint against persons unknown for harassment and death threats, his lawyer said, after receiving threats in the wake of the accusations being made public.
“We hope that the Paris public prosecutor acts with the same speed as the Nice prosecutor did so that Christophe Galtier can be finished with this affair as quickly as possible,” his lawyer Olivier Martin told AFP.
Galtier, 56, has denied making racist and Islamophobic remarks following allegations which surfaced in an email apparently sent by Fournier and which was reported by various French media.
Christophe Galtier and Nice manager Didier Digard
According to @Nice_Matin, Christophe Galtier and Nice manager Didier Digard nearly came to blows after Galtier made “violent remarks” with regards to Digard’s Muslim faith and beard.
A fight nearly broke out between the two, but Julien Fournier prevented it from boiling over. pic.twitter.com/xplTlbS4VW
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) April 12, 2023
The message, which AFP has not been able to verify, was reportedly sent by Fournier to Dave Brailsford, the former head of British Cycling and now Director of Sport at…
