Overview
- Galtier granted a lengthy interview to Le Figaro, breaking a long media silence to discuss his career, his PSG spell and his current post in Saudi Arabia.
- He argued that France’s Ligue 1 remains stronger than the Saudi Pro League, while saying the top five Saudi teams would hold their own in France.
- Now coaching Neom in Saudi Arabia, he said he feels no particular threat from regional conflict and has not considered leaving the country.
- He confirmed turning down the Qatar national team about a year ago and said he rejected an approach from Marseille after PSG, though he still hopes to coach OM one day.
- He expressed gratitude to PSG leadership and called coaching Neymar, Messi and Mbappé a real pleasure, while noting that French courts cleared him of past discrimination and harassment claims in late 2023.