Payments to referee officials
In the affair involving millions of euros in payments from FC Barcelona to a former referee official, the public prosecutor’s office filed a complaint with a court on Friday on suspicion of corruption. The club had paid monies to former vice-president of the CTA Referees Committee, José María Enríquez Negreira. Investigators concluded that the amounts served to favor Barca in referee decision-making. This was announced by a judicial spokeswoman.
Between 2001 and 2018, the Catalans paid more than €7.3m. The ad is directed against Enríquez Negreira, the club and its former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu and other ex-Barça officials.
Lewandowski, Koundé & Co.: Most expensive additions to FC Barcelona
12 Robert Lewandowski | 22/23 for €45m from FC Bayern
© imago images
As of January 10, 2023
11 Jules Koundé | 22/23 for €50m from Sevilla FC
© imago images
10 Ferran Torres | 21/22 for €55m from Manchester City
© imago images
9 Raphina | 22/23 for €58m from Leeds United
© imago images
8 Miralem Pjanic | 20/21 for €60m from Juventus
© imago images
7 Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 09/10 for €69.5m from Inter
© imago images
6 Luis Suárez | 14/15 for €81.7m from Liverpool FC
© TM/imago images
5 Frenkie de Jong | 19/20 for €86m from Ajax Amsterdam
© imago images
4 Neymar | 13/14 for €88m from FC Santos
© imago images
3 Antoine Griezmann | 19/20 for €120m from Atlético
© imago images
2 Philippe Coutinho | 17/18 for €135m from Liverpool FC
© imago images
Barcelona President Laporta: Paid advisory services ‘very normal’
The affair hits the Catalan club in a sportingly successful phase. Barça currently lead LaLga by nine points from champions and arch-rivals Real Madrid. Both representatives of the club and Enríquez Negreira have admitted the business connections, but at the same time denied the allegation of corruption. Barça’s current club president, Joan Laporta, said weeks ago that the club had used advisory services. But that was “very normal in football at the big clubs,” he asserted.
Enríquez Negreira was a referee in the first division of Spain between 1977 and 1992 and then vice-president of the CTA between 1994 and 2018. In an interview with the broadcaster “Cadena Ser”, the 77-year-old emphasized that as CTA Vice President he had never given FC Barcelona preferential treatment in any decision or referee appointment. His company Dasniel 95 SL verbally advised the club on how the players should behave depending on the referee.
Depay, Tsygankov & Co.: Top transfers in LaLiga 2022/23
Justin Kluivert | Nice -> Valencia FC | Market value: €15 million
© imago images
loan
In the gallery: Most valuable or most expensive signings of LaLiga clubs. Status: March 2023
Momo Cho | Angers -> Real Sociedad | Market value: €15 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €11 million
Tanguy Nianzou | Bayern -> Sevilla FC | Transfer fee: €16 million
© imago images
Market value: €9 million
Luis Felipe | Lazio -> Real Betis | Market value: €16 million
© imago images
Free transfer
Brais Mendez | Celta -> Real Sociedad | Market value: €18 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €14 million
Alex Telles | Man United -> Sevilla FC | Market value: €18 million
© imago images
loan
Memphis Depay | FC Barcelona -> Atlético Madrid | Market value: €20 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €3 million
Hector Bellerin | Arsenal -> FC Barcelona | Market value: €20 million
© imago images
Free transfer
Nico Gonzalez | FC Barcelona -> FC Valencia | Market value: €20 million
© imago images
loan
Umar Sadiq | Almeria -> Real Sociedad | Transfer fee: €20 million
© imago images
Market value: €18 million
Nahuel Molina | Udinse -> Atlético Madrid | Market value: €20 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €20 million
Viktor Tsygankov | Dynamo Kyiv -> FC Girona | Market value: €22 million
© www.fcdynamo.com
Transfer fee: €5 million
Giovani Lo Celso | Tottenham -> Villarreal | Market value: €22 million
© imago images
loan
Raúl de Tomas | Espanol -> Rayo Vallecano | Market value: €25 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €8 million
Sergio Reguilón | Tottenham -> Atlético Madrid | Market value: €25 million
© imago images
loan
Andreas Christensen | Chelsea -> FC Barcelona | Market value: €35 million
© imago images
Free transfer
Antonio Ruediger | Chelsea -> Real Madrid | Market value: €40 million
© imago images
Free transfer
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern -> FC Barcelona | Market value: €45 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €45 million
Franck Kessie | Milan -> FC Barcelona | Market value: €45 million
© imago images
Free transfer
Raphinha | Leeds -> FC Barcelona | Transfer fee: €58 million
© imago images
Market value: €45 million
Jules Koundé | Sevila FC -> Barcelona FC | Market value: €60 million
© imago images
Transfer fee: €50 million
Aurélien Tchouameni | Monaco -> Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €80 million
© imago images
Market value: €60 million
To home page
ttn-38