Christophe Galtier found himself at the center of a big scandal in France. The PSG coach has been accused of asking management to reduce the number of black and Muslim players in the squad during his time at Nice.

Christophe GaltierPhoto: Bertrand GUAY / AFP / Profimedia

PSG coach Christophe Galtier is accused of racism

The story was revealed by journalist Daniel Riolo in an intervention on RMC Sport.

In short, Gaultier told Julien Fournier, Nice’s former sporting director, during a private conversation that his team had too many black and Muslim players and that it was not what the people (not the Nice fans) wanted. not with what he desires.

“He had no sporting argument, only religion or skin colour,” added Julien Fournier in an email he sent to David Brailsford, Ligue 1 group president and director of Ineos.

At the age of 56, Galtier has found himself at the center of a huge scandal at a time when PSG’s results this season are still not in his favour.

The Parc des Princes side were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 by Bayern Munich, while they sit top of Ligue 1 with 69 points (Lance in second on 63 and Marseille on three , has 61).

During his career, Christophe Galtier coached Saint-Etienne (2009-2017), Lille (2017-2021), Nice (2021-2022) and PSG (2022-present).