The Barça president confirmed his position and assured that they paid for reports, but in no case to favor Barcelona.
There is a new episode in the Negreira case, and today it was Joan Laporta who testified before the judge; previously, both Luis Enrique and Ernesto Valverde did so remotely.
Laporta confirmed that the referees did not favor them and that they did indeed pay for reports, but never with the intention of being favored by the refereeing body.
⚽️ Laporta justifica los pagos por los informes de Negreira y niega favores arbitrales.
👉 Laporta compareció como testigo y alegró que en su primera etapa mantuvo los pagos por la utilidad de sus informes y aseguró que “en absoluto” los árbitros les favorecieron. pic.twitter.com/btXiDjNDsk
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In his statement, Laporta confessed that he had no relationship with Negreira and that he does not know him or anyone in his circle.
It is also worth noting that when he first became president, he inherited these payments and the sporting management told him to continue making them.
However, during that first term of Laporta as president, such reports cannot be found since they are destroyed every five years.
Without a doubt, a statement that will give much to talk about in the coming days and will continue to fuel the controversy over what really happened during all that time.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
📸 MANAURE QUINTERO – AFP or licensors
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