It was a question asked over and over by all Spaniards, or rather Madridistas, who could be found on the streets of Liverpool. Will we be the only team that does not want an explanation from Barcelona for the ‘Negreira case’? And the answer is yes Real Madrid ‘will not go into that puddle’. Florentino Pérez has no intention of disturbing the hornet’s nest. The white president understands this There are decisive days for the Super League, His personal and most risky project, which should know in the coming weeks the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision about UEFA’s possible monopoly over the Champions League.

As this decision comes, Madrid is joining the ranks of its partners in the project, Juventus and Fútbol Club Barcelona. The leader saw how The Super League has experienced a notable erosion of credibility and prestige in recent months as it has been rife with local scandals involving Madrid’s companions.

Two partners got together

Firstly, Juventus were sanctioned on 20 January due to the ‘Plusvalías case’. The Italian Football Federation found the Turin club guilty of fraud, in an investigation confirming that the leaders of Vecchia Signora manipulated player transfers and led them to illegal enrichment. FIGC sanction that punished Juventus with the loss of 15 points and disqualification of their leaders, including Andrea Agnelli (2 years) and former player and coach Pavel Nedvev (8 months).

only three weeks later The scandal of hiring and paying nearly seven million José María Enríquez Negreira spread to Barcelona Football Club. To the Vice President of the Technical Arbitration Board. They were paid by an outside consultant with questionable intentions in the field of arbitration. It is an issue that is getting more and more complex for the Barça club, which Joan Laporta continues to change her speech to normalize the issue and open an internal investigation.

LaLiga’s president, Javier Tebas, acted the same way, trying to make the discussion profitable by pointing to Laporta, who had warned him earlier that “if a crime had been committed, it would have already been prescribed”. won’t give him “good to go”. The struggle between the employers’ association president and the culé leader promises to experience more attacks, especially at a time when clubs are positioning themselves through the mandated commission seeking clarification on this dubious issue. Florentino Pérez does not respond to Tebas, the fierce enemy of the Madrid leader, because this would be an excuse for him to involve himself in the scandal by giving ammunition to the LaLiga president.sees an opportunity To increase the credibility of Barça and, by the way, the Super League.

But the white president will maintain his silence, which has become a lifeline for the Catalans, with whom he is working hand in hand in the continental league project. The hypothetical collapse of Barcelona due to this scandal and their unexpected fall into Segunda represents the final straw for the Super League. English clubs now distanced themselves and viewed it with suspicion after the arrival of buyers from the Persian Gulf and the United States.

neither to Thebes nor to the water

Real Madrid has not made an official statement. Antonio García Ferreras, who was the communication director of the club during Florentino Pérez’s first presidency, said on the La Sexta program ‘Al Rojo Vivo’, which he directed:Real Madrid has been condemning this for 20 years and it has always been criticized for that, How will Madrid sign a statement that says ‘the delegated commission unequivocally supports the actions of LaLiga in response to the work done and carried out over these years to preserve the integrity of the competition’? This is a joke, right? And also Madrid does not want the club to be used as a victim defense element by other clubs. We have been missing for 20 years that no one is accompanying us in this struggle.”

For this reason, Madrid is not expected to be positioned publicly, no matter how much the fans demand it. Pérez is busy with more ambitious issues. “It’s one thing that Florentino doesn’t speak publicly, it’s another that he doesn’t take advantage of the strategic silence he keeps,” the Bernabéu offices said. print does nothing for free“. Something else will be from the position of CJUE.