Stade Brestois on Monday asked for an investigation into the racist insults denounced by its striker Islam Slimani against Clermont captain Johan Gastien, who defended himself on Sunday for having made these remarks. In a press release, Brest gave “all its support to its player Islam Slimani, who told him that he had been the victim of racist insults” on Sunday during the Brest victory in Clermont (3-1).
The club “cannot accept such slippages”, he added. He “is now available to the authorities and asks the disciplinary committee to shed light on these facts”. Contacted by Le Parisien-Today in France on the potential opening of this investigation, the LFP has so far not responded to our requests.
Gastien supported by his club
On Sunday, Islam Slimani complained to the fourth referee of having been insulted as a “dirty Arab”, then spoke about it again in the mixed zone: “It’s serious to be called a dirty bledar. Me, I’m proud to be a native, I’m proud to be Algerian […] But it’s the captain. I think it’s serious to hear that again.”
Relaunched on the denial of Gastien, he assured: “I am not crazy. I’m not going to say that. I’ve been in Ligue 1 for two or three years, I’ve never said that. It is normal for people to say that it is not true (…). I heard it, that’s the most important thing.
After having strongly denied in the mixed zone, Johan Gastien received the support of his club, which published a photo of its players with a knee on the ground against racism in January 2020. “I feel deeply affected in my integrity as a man. after such accusations. This in no way corresponds to my values and my education, ”insisted the Clermont captain in the club press release.