Monaco’s Paris Brunner faces possible suspension for celebration

Monaco’s Paris Brunner faces possible suspension for celebration Paris Brunner (20) has begun the season in excellent form for AS Monaco. The German has benefited from the absences of Folarin Balogun and Matthis Abline up front to assert himself as the first-choice pick under new manager Filipe Luís. In six games in all competitions, he already has five goals, his latest a long-range strike that earned the Principality club a point away to RC Strasbourg Alsace over the weekend. His celebration for that goal has caused criticism, with Brunner mimicking a throat-slicing gesture in front of the Strasbourg Kop. The former Borussia Dortmund player immediately justified his reaction post-match. “The supporters were talking about my family, about my mum, my dad. I could see them. There was a lot of emotion. I didn’t want to be disrespectful. I wouldn’t say that I regret it, but it isn’t the message that I wanted to send. It was misunderstood. I wanted to say, ‘What a goal; it’s over! ‘,” he said in a mixed-zone interview. The LFP’s Disciplinary Committee will now deliberate the matter, as reported by L’Équipe . It will be discussed on 23rd September, meaning that Brunner will not miss this weekend’s game against RC Lens. However, he risks between a one to four-game suspension for the gesture, which could come into force after the international break. GFFN | Luke Entwistle