Ehe Real Madrid is pronounced in the ‘Negreira case’. The president of the white club, Florentino Pérez, has convened an urgent Board of Directors to decide what actions the club takes once Barcelona has been denounced by the Prosecutor’s Office.
It is the first time that Real Madrid has spoken publicly about the Negreira case. It does so “given the seriousness of the accusations by the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office for well-founded suspicions of corruption,” according to the statement.
Until now, Real Madrid had remained silent, to the point that it was the only team, along with Barcelona, that did not support the statement issued by 40 LaLiga teams on February 21 rejecting the facts.
Official statement from Real Madrid
Given the seriousness of the accusations made by the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office against FC Barcelona and two of its presidents for well-founded suspicions of corruption and their relations with whoever was the vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees, José María Enríquez Negreira, the president has convened urgently to the Board of Directors tomorrow, Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m., in order to decide on the actions that Real Madrid deems appropriate in relation to this matter.
