[MARCA] Real Madrid, all out against Barcelona over the ‘Negreira case’ The club has sent a letter to the judge asking for the payments that Freixa acknowledged to be certified.

Real Madrid has never given up on the Negreira issue. It is part of the cause and continues to do everything in its power to find the truth. Now it has demonstrated this again after Toni Freixa's words acknowledging the payments to the former referee.

In a 4-page document sent to the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid states that Freixa's statements "made with spontaneity and naturalness so much so that they lead one to think of a certain feeling of impunity of the person who made them even knowing of the existence of the present judicial procedure, would decisively corroborate: (i) that the million-dollar payments made over the years by FC Barcelona to companies controlled by Mr. Enríquez Negreira were intended to influence the arbitration proceedings; (ii) that the Presidents of FC Barcelona were directly involved in the decision to make the payments; (iii) that Mr. Enríquez Negreira assured the effectiveness of the illicit service he provided," as revealed by Libertad Digital.

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"The close symmetry between Mr. Freixa's statements and the motivation that Mr. Enríquez Negreira alleged in relation to the payments he received from F.C. Barcelona in the declaration he made to the Tax Inspectorate does not go unnoticed. The payments sought, as is now confirmed and seems indisputable, to influence the treatment of referees by F.C. Barcelona," it adds.

As is well known, Mr. Toni Freixa was legal advisor to the Board of Directors of F.C. Barcelona chaired by Mr. Laporta between 2003 and 2005, acted as spokesman and secretary under the presidency of Mr. Rosell, and was a member of the Board of Directors chaired by Mr. Bartomeu between 2006 and 2014. In addition, he stood for the presidency of F.C. Barcelona in 2015 and in 2021," says the white team.