Josep Maria Bartomeu, ex president of the FC Barcelona

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Bartomeu speaks out about controversial leaks about Messi

Published:13/01/2023 - 18:52h

Updated:13/01/2023 - 18:52h

Just as expected, Josep María Bartomeu has spoken out about the messages that have been revealed from a private chat of the previous FC Barcelona Board in relation to Lionel Messi

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The ex president of the FC Barcelona, Josep María Bartomeu, did a communiqué in the pronounces on report of the Mossos remitted to the court that investigates the case 'Barçagate'. The ex Barcelona leader affirms that "the conclusion to which pretends to arrive this report, trying falsely relate these supposed leaks of date January 2021, is totally erroneous and at all has to see with the content of the same report", explained.

The previous president of the Barça equally ensures that "in relation to the comments on Leo Messi, that are messages made in the private field, respect the freedom of individual expression of each person, although I think different". This has been in reference to the insults filtered to the Argentinian by part of a member of his Managerial Board.

The communiqué has followed commented that "leave leave in Leo Messi, the best player of the history of the football, has been a historical error". "In definite, treats , once again, of information that the Mossos interpret of slanted form with the end to create a relate false in front of partners and fans of the Barça", added on the information that jumped this same week with regard to the opinion of the Board on the Argentinian.

As additional the communiqué also explains that "the Wednesday 11 January 2023, the lawyer Fuster-Fabra, presented in the Judged number 13 of Barcelona a Resource of Reform, requesting the expulsion of the Report presented by the Mossos by some false conclusions, of a subject that at all has to see with the procedure that at present finds in phase of instruction".

It concentrates in the Mossos

The lawyer of Bartomeu, José María Fuster-Fabra, remitted also a writing to the jueza of the judged number 13 of Barcelona with several allegations, especially putting the lupa on the performance of the Mossos d'Esquadra after the leaks of his report on the agreements of Messi and Hammered. There it asks him to the magistrate that conmine to this police body to that encircle to the facts that investigate in the case of the social networks.

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