Barcelona is currently being investigated by the authorities on the notorious Negreira case, which was first heard in February 2023. The accusations of sports corruption are focused, especially regarding the payments that the Catalan club made to Enriquez Negreira during his time as vice president. of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA).
The president of the League, Javier Tebas, has spoken regularly on the matter in the last 19 months, and he had his last word during “The Wild Project”, a podcast hosted by Jordi Wild. Tebas admitted that he expected Barcelona to be guilty in the matter – on a possible punishment, he also believes that it could be something unexpected (via Marca).
“(Barcelona) will end up receiving a sanction, although it won't be a sanction like the ones the media said.
Javier Tebas (President of the League): “El Caso Negreira? I think that Barcelona will end up receiving a sanction, although it is not a sanction as the media can paint it.” Via @marca
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) September 19, 2024
Barcelona they regularly denied any wrongdoing in the matter. It remains to be seen how the case will play out, and for now, there is no indication of when the ongoing investigation will be closed.
