Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that present relations with fellow La Liga heavyweights Actual Madrid are “dangerous” because of the ongoing Negreira case.
Having admitted to paying corporations related to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice chairman of the technical committee of referees, for studies on opposition youth gamers and referring to skilled refereeing over an 18-year interval, Barcelona have continued to disclaim wrongdoing.
Actual Madrid are concerned as considered one of a number of La Liga golf equipment, alongside Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Actual Sociedad and others collectively expressing concern in a joint assertion printed final yr.
As two of the fiercest rivals in world soccer, relations between Barcelona are by no means anticipated to be excellent because of the immediately aggressive nature of the connection. However they definitely seem far lower than cordial these days, as a direct results of the Negreira state of affairs.
“Relations with Actual Madrid are dangerous as a result of they’ve appeared within the ‘Negreira case’,” Laporta stated this week, through Mundo Deportivo.
“Now we have many complaints of false statements, round 20. Allow them to proceed doing what they contemplate, and we will even do what we contemplate doing.”
For all of the controversy and monetary issues that live on round them, Barcelona have really made a stronger begin to 2024/25 than the reigning Spanish and European champions.
Since an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Monaco within the Joan Gamper Trophy, Hansi Flick’s facet have received 4 video games on the bounce towards Valencia, Athletic Membership, Rayo Vallecano and Actual Valladolid and are already 4 factors away from Madrid, Atletico and Villarreal on the prime of the desk.
Even with the seismic addition of Kylian Mbappe, Madrid have fallen to attracts in journeys off the mainland to Mallorca and Las Palmas, with the Frenchman scoring twice thus far.
