Costil saw the management, the locker room in support of his goalkeeper

The tension remains extremely strong at the Girondins of Bordeaux after the nightmarish afternoon experienced on Sunday, between the new home defeat against Montpellier (0-2) at 11 against 9 and the incidents with the supporters during and after the match. The Benoît Costil affair crystallizes this. The international goalkeeper had an altercation with one of the leaders Ultramarines, the largest group of Bordeaux supporters before being simply accused of racism by them.

Bordeaux-Montpellier: We tell you about the nightmarish afternoon of the Girondins https://t.co/e2wsJPyiDL via @20minutesBoard pic.twitter.com/m5MCaBTPoe

— 20minutesbordeaux (@20minutesbord) March 21, 2022

As revealed 20 minutesunder the influence of emotion, Benoît Costil announced at the end of the meeting to certain teammates and employees that he would quickly leave the club. This Monday, the doorman seemed a little less assertive. He showed up at training for the scrubbing before meeting the technical director, Admar Lopes, with his representative. At this stage, there would be no negotiations strictly speaking on a possible breach of contract before the end of the season, but a reflection on his future. It is not yet known if the player intends to file a complaint after these accusations of racism and especially if the Ultramarines intend to publicly provide evidence for their accusations.

A reflective letter of support

In the locker room and around the club, few people understand this accusation. Several of them like Grégory Coupet, the current goalkeeper coach, or Frédéric Roux, former club doorman and close friend of Benoît Costil, have given him their support. Players such as Enock Kwateng and Mbaye Niang also denied any act of racism on the part of their team-mates during exchanges with fans after the match, specifies South West.

I do not understand where this rumor of racism comes from because I can assure you that it is not. The altercation with Anel is nothing more than a communication problem due to the fact that they do not speak the same language and that it was the first time that they played together…

— Gregory Coupet (@CoupetCoupet) March 20, 2022

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This Monday, the entire locker room supported the goalkeeper during a group cohesion meeting with the management, which was represented by Admar Lopes, Thomas Jacquemier (general manager) and James Steven (one of the arms rights). Since then, the players have been considering issuing a statement of support on their behalf, for lack of official communication from the club. The reflection is still in progress this Tuesday morning but they want this letter to be legally solid and above all validated by all, in particular the internationals who are not necessarily on site during this truce. In the meantime, this Tuesday’s pétanque afternoon has been cancelled…