‘Negreira talk is smokescreen for Real Madrid failure’

Barcelona President elect Joan Laporta has dismissed Actual Madrid’s complaints concerning the Negreira case, which continues to rumble on within the background of Spanish soccer. Three years after turning into public information, the authorities proceed to take testimony from these concerned within the case.

The most recent growth is that former Vice-President of the Referees Committee (CTA) Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, who acquired the funds of €7-8m over 17 years from Barcelona which can be beneath suspicion, is unlikely to face authorized penalties. This week a 3rd medical analysis was carried out, figuring out that his frame of mind has declined, making it unimaginable for him to take to the stand as a witness or defendant.

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Laporta: “Actual Madrid are making a smokescreen”

Chatting with the media on the ‘Koeman Cup’, a charity golf occasion in Barcelona, Laporta informed MD that the noise coming from Actual Madrid concerning the case is solely distraction.

“Every little thing associated to the Negreira case, which isn’t even a case, is falsehoods, and I believe they’re doing it to create a smokescreen and divert consideration from the truth that they haven’t gained something in two years. They’re utilizing Barça to cowl up their failures. The membership remains to be learning these statements to reply within the acceptable discussion board.”

“They’ve invested so much and nonetheless haven’t gained something, whereas we maintain successful. We’ve gained two league titles in a row, two Tremendous Cups, and a Copa del Rey. He’s turned on the fan of distress and we’re not going to permit it. Once they use Barca for his or her issues, we react, and we react forcefully. We’ve got an excellent coach, a workers that works properly, and a staff that folks actually like. This Barca is as soon as once more putting worry into our rivals.”

What’s Joan Laporta responding to?

Laporta’s ‘response’ comes after Actual Madrid counterpart Florentino Perez made a collection of allegations about Barcelona associated to the Negreira case, claiming he had been ‘robbed’ of seven La Liga titles. On prime of that, he revealed that Actual Madrid can be sending a 500-page file to UEFA displaying what they imagine to be biased officiating. Actual Madrid supervisor Alvaro Arbeloa has since responded and dismissed Laporta’s phrases.