Ernesto Valverde leaves clear that Negreira no 'stain' the triumphs of the Barça

Since it exploded the 'Case Negreira' are varied the trainers that have given his opinion. Ernesto Valverde, technician of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, defended to the club blaugrana of the referee's controversy that questions the titles achieved by the club blaugrana in the stage of José María Enríquez Negreia like vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA). The exentrenador of the Barcelona followed the line of Pep Guardiola when they asked after him this subject.

In the previous press conference to the party in front of the Brighton, Guardiola showed like this of conclusive when it referred with these terms to the 'Case Negreira': "The true scandal was ours form to play. We win all the titles. We were a lot of better that the rivals". The extécnico of the club blaugrana, that wanted also defend the innocence of the president Joan Laporta (imputed by cohecho) and reaffirmed with the same terms does less than a month: "The Barça won because it was better that his rivals".

Ernesto Valverde has added to the list of trainers that have spoken publicly on the presumptive deal of favour to the Barcelona. In this occasion, the technician extremeño has wanted to command a message support to the club blaugrana when ensuring that the Barça won the titles by merits exclusively sportive and no extradeportivos: "All what has won in the last years is because it has been better team". The 'Txingurri', that was in the group culé between 2017 and 2020, referred also to the Real Madrid: "When it has won the Real Madrid also has been therefore".

Valverde Declared desconocer the referee's reports

The now míster of the Athletic, that was in the group culé between 2017 and 2020, ensured in February of 2023 that desconocía the existence of some referee's reports by which the Barça paid purportedly some 7,3 million euros to the number two of the Technical Committee of Referees. "It did not know neither that existed the referee's reports in the Barcelona", affirmed the current trainer of the Athletic. Renewed with the Basque group until 2024,

Ernesto Valverde showed surprised by these facts: "it Has been a surprise for me, did not have neither idea of all this. "I suppose that it is a question that us pilla a bit far. Or right now me pilla a bit far. I suppose that it will go clearing over time, because we still do not have all the data. It has been a surprise but have to be wary to see where goes all this", concluded in his day.