Jean-Clair Todibo tells police Christophe Galtier pressured him to break Ramadan fast

OGC Nice centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo (23) has told police that his former manager, Christophe Galtier, pressured him to break his Ramadan fast. The allegation was revealed just 10 days before the former Nice and Paris Saint-Germain manager’s hearing.

Galtier has been charged by the French authorities with moral harassment and ethnic, racial or religious discrimination, which would entail a three-year prison sentence and a €45,000 fine. The manager, now managing Qatari side Al-Duhail, has repeatedly denied the allegations, which surfaced after a leaked email from former colleague and Nice sporting director Julien Fournier was made public. 

With the date for the hearing set for 15th December, L’Équipe have revealed more details from the affair. Todibo, one of the alleged victims of Galtier’s harassment and discrimination, reportedly told police, when questioned, that his manager pressured him into breaking his Ramadan fast. 

The France international centre-back also told police that he had found out from other people at OGC Nice that Galtier had described him as a “Salafite” and a “terrorist“. Former teammate Hassane Kamara, who now plays for Udinese, has confirmed the anecdote and added that Galtier called him “scum” and deprived him of game time due to his religion. Galtier denies the claims and adds that, given that Kamara was transferred to Watford in January 2022, he was not managed by Galtier during the Ramadan period. 

Khéphren Thuram and Youcef Atal have both said that they did not witness any discrimination. The former, who is charged with “provoking religion-based racial hatred”, told enquirers that there were “noises” that weighed on the dressing room, but denied being a witness to discriminatory language or