All professional clubs, from the First and Second Division, except Real Madrid and logically Barcelona, issued a joint statement on Tuesday describing the “Negreira case” as “very serious” and “deeply concerned” by the investigation being launched by the The prosecution has opened following the controversial payments from the Barça club to the former number two of the Spanish referees. “LaLiga and its delegated committee reject and reject the facts, and are deeply concerned and are actively working to clarify any irregularities surrounding the Negreira case, whether sporting or otherwise,” the employers’ association said. presides over Xavier Thebes.
LaLiga “is following this matter very closely and will act resolutely within the powers and limits allowed by law,” the statement signed by the clubs of the top two categories said. “The delegates’ committee strongly supports LaLiga’s actions in response to the work demonstrated and carried out over these years to maintain the integrity of the league,” the organization added.
“LaLiga has exposed to all members of the delegated committee the various actions it has taken and continues to take, including: a letter to the prosecution as announced by the president yesterday (Monday); communication with the data and information that LaLiga deems relevant to different organizations, Spanish and European; and more actions that LaLiga currently believes should not be made public in order not to harm the investigation,” the organization said.
The club union acknowledged that on Monday, during the division meetings, the proposal for a joint statement received the unanimous support of all LaLiga SmartBank clubs and all LaLiga Santander clubs except two (Real Madrid and, logically, Barcelona), who objected for various reasons to this joint communiqué”.
In the case of Real Madrid, represented by a member of his legal department, he claimed he could commit to signing a joint statement against ‘Barçagate’ without consulting the high levels of the entity.
Source: La Verdad
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