Paris Saint-Germain will travel to Reims by bus, team manager Christophe Galtier said on Friday, according to AFP. Fans who follow this story will know that Christophe Galtier‘s attitude towards the team’s unfriendly travels earned him criticism from many quarters a month ago (people thought PSG should stop taking short-haul flights).
🗣️ | Malgré la fatigue du groupe, Christophe Galtier insiste bien que le groupe se déplacera en bus pour jouer à Reims 🚌#SDRPSG pic.twitter.com/0NtUsDxxDy
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At the time of the Champions League match against Juventus, Christophe Galtier gave an unacceptable answer when asked by a reporter about the environment. (They traveled 340 miles by plane in their last Ligue 1 win over Nantes).
Galtier responded: “This morning we talked about it with the company which organizes our trips, and we’re looking into travelling on sand yachts”.
What makes it even harder to accept is that Mbappe was rolling around laughing after the coach’s answer. There is no doubt that the two of them have been criticized from all sides for their move.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo Tweeted: “Are you serious, responding like this??? Wake up guys???”
PSG head coach Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappe were asked why the team took a private jet for a short trip to a game in Nantes last weekend.
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Mbappe burst out laughing. Galtier joked they would look into travelling by sand yachts. pic.twitter.com/OT3SnxiSR3
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire then added: “I love Mbappe – we can all have the giggles at the least opportune moment, and it really was the least opportune moment. But we all have to take climate change seriously.”
Even PSG fan President Macron was then involved, saying: “Everyone has to do their bit.”
But in any case, this time they choose to travel green is considered an improvement.
“We will travel by bus, even if the bodies are tired. It is close to home, we will be very comfortable on our bus,” Galtier told PSG TV ahead of the visit to Reims for a Ligue 1 game on Saturday evening.