Real Madrid uses Toni Freixa in Negreira case

There are a lot of nerves at Real Madrid. Because of the team’s results, because of Mbappe’s questionable form, because of Vinicius’s increasingly intolerable outbursts, because of Ancelotti’s doubts, because of the noise at the Bernabeu or because of paralyzed parking lots. Whatever the reason, something is wrong in Chamartin, and the proof is that they do not seek solutions to their problems, but prefer to create distractions.

This is the only way to understand that the club sent a text to the Investigative Court No. 1 of Barcelona, ​​in which the Negreira case is being investigated, the investigation phase of which is on the way to the protocol, perhaps because there is no for what they are trying to find, or of course , for the accuracy with which the process is carried out. It’s probably the second option.

The fact is that Libertad Digital gained access to the text sent by Real. In the reflections of the whites, the protagonist is Toni Freixa, who was the representative of the board of directors of Josep Maria Bartomeu and was also later chosen as a candidate for the presidency of Barça. Well then, Florentino’s club is using Freixa’s comments as a participant in a late-night Spanish radio program to demonstrate to the judge that Barca paid Negreira to take advantage of the referees..

Here are some excerpts from the Real Madrid story that Libertad Digital had access to: “Freixa’s statements are made with spontaneity and naturalness – so much so that they make one wonder about a certain sense of impunity for those who carry them out, even knowing about the existence of this proceedings, strongly confirms: (i) that payments of millions of dollars made over many years by FC Barcelona to companies controlled by Mr. Henriques Negreira were intended to influence the arbitration proceedings; the decision to pay was made with the direct participation of the Presidents of FC Barcelona (iii) Mr Henriques Negreira ensured the effectiveness of the illegal services he provided;

Impact on the arbitration regime

The letter adds that “the complete symmetry between Mr. Freixa’s statements and the motives that Mr. Henriques Negreira asserted regarding the payments he received from FC Barcelona in the statement he gave to the tax office does not go unnoticed. The required payments, which is now confirmed and seems certain, will influence the attitude of the judges towards FC Barcelona.

And this goes on for a long time: “As is known, Mr. Toni Freixa was the legal adviser to the board of directors of the Barcelona football club, which was headed by Mr. Laporta between 2003 and 2005, he acted as spokesman and secretary under the chairmanship Mr. Rosell and was a member of the board of directors chaired by Mr. Bartomeu from 2006 to 2014. In addition, he ran for the presidency of FC Barcelona in 2015 and 2021.

These are therefore the statements of a person closely associated with the Board of Directors of FC Barcelona, ​​under whose mandate payments were made for many years to Mr. Henriques Negreira when he was Vice-President of the Technical Committee of the Referees of the Royal Spanish Royal Team. Football Federation.

According to reports, Mr. Freixa has attempted to publicly deny the meaning of his statements, which appears to be nothing more than a clear example of their significance. We believe that its veracity and literal meaning free us from the need to go into an explanation of how Mr. Freixa’s vehement denial, complete with unfortunate disqualifications and warnings (“media cave”, “club-state”, “justice will put them in their place” “) doesn’t have the slightest meaning.

Responsibilities of a judge

Without prejudice to the fact that the investigation allows us to delve deeper into the possible involvement of Mr. Freixa in the decision to pay Mr. Henriques Negreira, we respectfully believe that this is appropriate at this time and is protected by art. 311, 269, 762 and 777 of the Law of Criminal Procedure (LECr): (i) require the COPE network to send a certified and complete copy of the recording of the program El Partidazo, broadcast on October 1, 2024, that the statements of Mr. Toni Freixa, about discussed in this article took place; and (ii) request from FC Barcelona through its procedural representative to certify the positions and powers held by Mr. Tony Freixa either as a member of the Board of Directors or by virtue of any other connection with the said organization during the period from 2003 to 2015.“, he finishes.

It is clear that for Real Madrid’s legal team, Toni Freixa’s statements on a late-night Spanish radio program are unequivocal evidence that Barca paid Negreira to use the services of referees. In addition, they ask the judge to ask the radio station to send the recording in which Toni Freixa appears and, if that is not enough, the judge to ask Barca to confirm the charges that Toni Freixa made at the time.