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Reports emerged that former Nice sporting director Julien Fournier wrote an email at the end of last season in which he claimed that Gaultier made discriminatory remarks towards a section of the Nice squad when he was in charge of the club from the south of France. Was.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Gaultier “firmly denies” making discriminatory comments towards players when he was in charge of Nice last season, his lawyer told AFP on Wednesday.
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Olivier Martin said Gaultier, who joined PSG last year, was “astonished to hear of the derogatory and defamatory comments” that appeared in an internal mail sent by a former Nice official and sent to the Frenchman earlier this week. was reported by the media.
Reports emerged that former Nice sporting director Julien Fournier wrote an email at the end of last season in which he claimed that Gaultier had made discriminatory remarks towards a section of the Nice squad.
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The message, which AFP has not been able to verify, was allegedly sent by Fournier to Dave Brailsford, the former head of British Cycling and Team Sky’s sporting director at Nice owner Ineos.
“Given the seriousness of the allegations against him, and which he strongly denies, Christophe Gaultier has asked his lawyer to start without delay the judicial proceedings, which are all the more necessary, as it has emerged, He has been the target of intolerable threats and harassment,” the lawyer’s statement said.
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Nice issued a statement of its own: “This concerns two people who are no longer working for OGC Nice. This situation was dealt with very seriously at the time. The club will make no further comment.”
PSG did not immediately respond when asked for comment.
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Gaultier is under pressure at the Qatar-owned club following a slump in form following last month’s Champions League exit by Bayern Munich in the last 16.
However, a 2-0 win at Nice last weekend left PSG six points behind Lens at the top of Ligue 1 – the top two face each other later this week.
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