Christophe Galtier denied he had made racist feedback throughout his time as coach of Ligue 1 membership Good as a preliminary investigation into “discrimination based mostly on alleged race or faith” was launched by the Good prosecution workplace on Friday.
The allegation have been made in emails of Julien Fournier, the previous director of soccer at Good. Galtier, now coach of Paris St Germain, was in command of Good through the 2021-22 season.
“There’s a preliminary investigation into discrimination based mostly on alleged race or faith. The headquarters of OGC Good are being searched,” Good prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme stated on Friday.
In response to RMC Sport web site, Fournier’s emails alleged that Galtier complained about “having too many black and Muslim gamers” within the Good group.
“I’ve determined to take authorized motion towards those that have violated my honour and I can solely be happy with the opening of an investigation,” Galtier informed a information convention forward of Saturday’s top-of-the-table conflict towards second-placed RC Lens on the Parc des Princes on Saturday.
“As a lot of you I used to be shocked by the feedback that have been attributed to me and that have been relayed in an irresponsible method,” Galtier added.
“I’m a toddler of the HLM estates (subsidised housing estates), raised in range, raised to respect others irrespective of their origin, their color or their faith.”
PSG stated they supported their head coach.
“PSG helps Christophe Galtier and needs that the judicial system will shine a lightweight on he reality on the intense allegations towards our coach,” PSG stated in an announcement.
Fournier stated earlier this week that he was dismayed by the timing of the revelation, though he didn’t deny having made the allegation.
Galtier has been positioned below safety by PSG, day by day newspaper Le Parisien reported, after his telephone quantity was shared on social media.
A number of Ligue 1 coaches and footballers who performed below Galtier have been supporting the PSG coach.
“I labored with Galtier and by no means felt damaging behaviour from him about my faith or nationality. He is a good coach in addition to an excellent particular person,” stated Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz, a Muslim who gained the Ligue 1 title with Lille in 2021 below Galtier.