Atlético de Madrid considers Barcelona’s payments to José María Enríquez Negreira, vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees, until 2018, “a very serious issue”, and therefore stressed that “it must be investigated and clarified”, according to sources from the rojiblanco club .
Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of the Madrid entity, wanted to convince the “rest of the clubs of the need to issue a common statement that would show the unity of all” the teams “in the face of a very serious matter” that “affects everyone together “added the same sources.
“It has not been possible and we believe that it is a mistake,” said Atlético de Madrid, who insisted on a “very clear position: it is a very serious issue and for the good of our football it must be fully investigated and clarified.”
Before Atlético de Madrid, Espanyol and Sevilla had issued separate protest statements in which they asked that the matter be investigated in depth. “RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is alarmed by the information published in different media in relation to the so-called Negreira case”.
“Although it is still in the investigation phase, the possible implications of what has been published for our competition, the clubs that make it up and the affected organizations would be so serious that they require exceptional action when it comes to clarifying what has really happened and , where appropriate, purify the corresponding responsibilities at the national and/or international level,” the expert entity requests in a statement.
For its part, Sevilla also structured its statement based on the same ideas, asking the competent bodies to act to clear the name of national competitions and requests responsibility from managers to safeguard the honesty of football and transparency towards its fans. .
“Sevilla FC wishes to show its concern and indignation at the data that, day after day, has been revealed through the media, making it clear that it is absolutely necessary to get to the bottom of the matter to clarify what happened, and , where appropriate, purge the appropriate responsibilities”, the Seville club begins its statement.
