Several messages from Enríquez Negreira to Fútbol Club Barcelona were made public these days, especially when the culé club decided to pay the Vice President of Technical Referees. Different office faxes published by El Mundo reveal the change in tone in the former referee’s communication with Josep María Bartomeu, to whom he forwarded his messages. A relationship that has spread to Barça, which the prosecution will blame for “continuing corruption”.
Message 1, burofax dated 3 December 2018
A clerical fax from December 3, 2018, preceded by the other currently known clerk fax, in which he threatened to expose “irregularities”. The former vice-chairman of the Committee of Technical Referees states that,l Barça has stipulated that it “operate exclusively in such a way that it cannot provide services to third parties.” And he adds that the recommendation has been implemented. “closely with the President” to the point of “breaking secrets and favors multiple times, from the professional to the personal.”
In addition, Negreira “realized that this payment was due to some kind of administrative error” and gave Barça “10 working days” to pay this debt. The CTA’s vice president warned that he is “confident that it will be resolved happily for the sake of all parties” and “otherwise, The attitude of FC Barcelona, and especially of Mr. Bartomeu, will be incomprehensible and it will cause him deep disappointment after all the years of relationship, all the kindness and trust shared.Concluding the clerical fax with a veiled threat demanding payment of the debt to avoid “greater evils and undesirable acts for both parties.”
Post 2, burofax at the end of 2018
Then there’s a second burofax, again from 2018, and the former vice-chairman of the Committee of Technical Arbitrators openly threatens Barcelona when payments to his company are cut. Negreira warns Bartomeu to count “Everything I know and can prove perfectly contextualizes the scenario I’ve moved into and associated with you and previous presidents. If there’s no agreement, all the irregularities will be exposed.”
Also, the referee leader states: “My surprise was huge. After all this time together, I take that as an absolutely unfair personal insult. I certainly intend to file a complaint with the courts, which will have negative consequences. So far, I have not initiated these actions to avoid serious consequences, in hopes of coming to an understanding of my claim. I don’t think another scandal will do the club any good.”
Post 3, offer in 2020
Negreira, who cut his relationship with the Catalans two years later when he could not get any more payment, sent a message to the club again in 2020. hand with VAR. “I can help you with this. THERE IS. It would be better with me.”
Negreira’s offer came in a very specific context, coinciding with the time when sporting events were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That season, Real Madrid were declared League champions, finishing second, five points behind Barça. A title attributed to arbitration awards in favor of whites in Barcelona.
Barcelona is preferred refuse the offer Especially from someone who is no longer vice-chairman of the Technical Referee Committee, after repeated threats against Bartomeu and the club two years ago.