Girondins Bordeaux paid two million euros for the transfer of Alexi Pito from Farul Constanta, and the reaction did not take long on social networks. Michel Bullu, a former councilor of the city of Lespard-Medoc, made a racist speech about a Romanian football player.

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In response to Pete’s arrival at Ligue 1-challenging Bordeaux, Bullu recalled the cliché about the “Romanian beggar”.

“If football doesn’t work out for him, he might turn himself into a professional beggar on St Catherine’s Street.” – wrote to Bull on Twitter.

According to Foot-National, the former adviser defended himself at the time, saying there was “nothing racist” about his remarks, but admitted it “wasn’t necessarily smart” on his part and that he “didn’t mean to offend anyone “.

Bullu’s statements did not go unnoticed, and Romanian journalist Alexandru Lazar (So Foot) soon responded: “Romanians = beggars. This is the story. Classic, primary racism. A great career in the world of stand-up comedy.”

After this scandal, Michel Bullou has deactivated his Twitter account.

Alexi Pitu was born in Karlsruhe, Germany and is a product of the Gheorghe Hagi Academy. He made his senior debut in 2018 aged just 16. This season, the striker scored 5 goals in the Super League.

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