Monaco winger Keita Balde has condemned the ‘ugly system’ in Spain after his attempt to accommodate homeless people in Lledia, one of the oldest towns in Catalonia, was rebuffed by hotel management.
Balde was born to Senegalese parents in Spain and he is working alongside an anti-racism activist Nogay Ndiaye, to provide shelter for 200 people for the next four months.
Despite the assurance of advance payment for the hotel services to be provided, the 25-year-old who is presently based in Monte Carlo with his family, claimed they were allegedly turned down because of the skin colour or origin of the lodgers.