Real Madrid distances itself from the controversy over the 'Negreira case'

The 'case Negreira' follow marking the guideline in the actuality of the Spanish football in the middle of the investigations of the Fiscalía by the relation of the FC Barcelona with the exvicepresidente of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) by the payment of 1,4 million euros between 2016 and 2018, although the relation had consecrated a lot before and the mount definite in payments would have been of seven 'kilos' in total.

In the middle of all this, the clubs of LaLiga issued a communiqué in group in which they regretted what was occurring. They expressed that "they refuse and they repudiate the facts, and are deeply concerned and working actively by esclarecer any irregularity that have been able to produce around the case Negreira, already was of sportive character or of any another type" and that "LaLiga is following very closely this subject and will act with firmness inside the competitions and limits that allows him the Law".

The Real Madrid preferred to not to adhere to the communiqué of the Spanish clubs and this Saturday, after the tie against the Athletic in Santiago Bernabéu (1-1) the director of institutional relations of the White House, Emilio Butragueño, has explained the reasons by which will not issue any communiqué for now. They do not see it pertinent.

It has not wanted to do a lot of statements, but the exfutbolista insisted that "we have to respect the times of the justice and expect to that they conclude the investigations of the Fiscalía that determine what has happened". Like this then , the Madrid will expect to that the justice finalise his process to decide if they will pronounce or, by the contrary, will keep the silence as up to now.

It follows the 'case Negreira'

The last days have been full of informations on the 'case Negreira'. The most recent has been the querella of Estrada Fernández, current referee VAR, by presumptive sportive corruption against of Enriquez Negreira and his son, Javier. It has asked that it insist in the investigation and defend the honorabilidad of the referees.

Likewise, as they have informed diverse means, will not be the only querella. In the next days foresees that they add more referees to follow in its footsteps Estrada Fernández, because they understand that they have to defend and believe, as diverse entes, that the fiscalía will not be conclusive in his decisions.