Suspected of illegal activity as a player agent, one of Christophe Galtier’s sons was questioned in police custody, according to several sources.
John Valovic-Galtier and five other people were taken into custody this Tuesday morning, indicate News17 And RMC Sport which also claims exclusivity of the information.
Nice police investigators suspect the adopted son of Christophe Galtier, current coach of Al-Duhail (Qatar), of illegally exercising the profession of agent.
This arrest comes following a preliminary investigation opened in March 2022, for “illegal exercise of the profession of sports agent”, “forgery and use of forgery”, “organized gang scams” and “organized gang money laundering. »
John Valovic-Galtier would have been reported by Jean-Pierre Bernès, player and coach agent with a well-stocked address book. The latter denounced two years ago the transfer of Montpellier striker Andy Delort to OGC Nice.
According to Bernès, Valovic Galtier and David Venditelli would have managed the transaction without an FFF license but through an agency which supports players and coaches.
Vast search in the world of football agents: the adopted son of Christophe Galtier in custody, the transfer of Andy Delort in the viewfinder
➡️ https://t.co/9CsoY9AwOT pic.twitter.com/oC8AldLhmf— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) October 17, 2023
Among the “clients” of this company, Score Agencies, we could see, specifies News17Alexandre Lacazette, Andy Delort, Castello Lukeba, Jordan Ferri and… Christophe Galtier.
