Real Madrid confirm they will appear in Negreiro’s case

Real Madrid will appear in Negreiro’s case as an injured party if the prosecution is accepted for processing, the decision was made after a meeting this Sunday Board of Directors of the white club, which showed its “deep concern about the seriousness of the event”.

“Real Madrid expresses deep concern about the seriousness of the facts and reiterates its full confidence in the operation of justice and has agreed that, in defense of its legitimate interests, it will appear in the proceedings as soon as the judge opens it before the court. the public. the affected parties,” the statement said. of the Madrid entity.

The decision was made after the Board of Directors found out about ” serious allegations” formulated by processing Barcelona vs Barcelonatwo of its presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, and former managers Albert Soler and Oscar Grau, “on the basis of potential criminal acts, including corruption” in the sports field, within the framework of the relationship that the Barça club established with the former vice-president of the Technical Referee Committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.

On Friday, the prosecutor’s office filed a complaint against Barcelona and its former presidents, as well as against Negreira himself and former directors Grau and Soler. The Prosecutor’s Office accuses them of having allegedly committed criminal acts of corruption between individuals in sports, dishonest management and falsification of documents. The appeal was submitted to the Investigative Court 1 in Barcelona, ​​which had already received the appeal from the arbitrator Xavier Estrada Fernandez against Negreira and his son Javier Enríquez Romero for these facts. However, the prosecution omits Enríquez Romero, who was the sole manager of Negreira’s company DASNIL 95 SL, from its lawsuit, because it was not proven that “he knew and shared his father’s purpose.”

On February 21, professional clubs in the League, with the exception of Barcelona and Real Madrid, expressed their “rejection” and rejected the alleged payments to Negreira, while the League warned that it would act “firmly”.

Laporta: “Barcelona is a victim of a campaign against its honor in which everyone is already involved”

President of the association Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, reiterated that the Barcelona entity is “innocent” of the accusations being poured on The case of Negreiro and added, after Real Madrid’s reaction, that Barcelona is the victim of a “campaign against its honor in which everyone is now involved”.

Laporta came out a few hours later Real Madrid, the only club in the League that remained on the sidelines, has announced that it will appear in the proceedings of the Negreira case. In a message on Twitter, the President of Barca stepped forward, addressed the Barca fans and told them to ‘keep calm’: ‘Barcelona is innocent of what it has been accused of and is a victim of the campaign against its honor that everyone is in now. no surprise We will defend Barcelona and prove the innocence of the club. Many will have to correct themselves »affirmed the leader of Barcelona.

Culers, calm down. Barça is innocent of what they are accused of and is a victim of the campaign against their honor in which everyone is now involved. No surprise, we will defend Barça and we will prove the innocence of the club. Many will have to correct themselves. #totsUnitsFemForça

— Joan Laporta Estruch🎗 (@JoanLaportaFCB) March 12, 2023