Barcelona, ​​if excluded from the Cups in the referee case, asks UEFA for 100 million compensation – Corriere.it

The Barcelona closely monitored by UEFA and in Spain they speculate on the exclusion of the blaugrana from the European cups. As is now known, the club accused of having paid handsomely Jos Maria Enriquez Negreira, former vice president of the technical committee of referees in Spain. And for this reason that the maximum continental body has launched an investigation against the Blaugranas and, in this direction, the Catalans would risk the heavy penalty.

A scenario which, for Bara seems to be ready to deal with a multi-million dollar request to UEFA of 100 million euros. Also because in this investigation it would be the decision of the Spanish judiciary which, during the trial, will be called upon to evaluate any criminal violations in the Negreira case is decisive. Should these not be found, UEFA could not oppose the Spanish justice and, therefore, would risk having to compensate Barcelona.

Why exactly 100 million? compensation assessed on the basis of the amount the club receives for each participation in the Champions League and damages relating to sponsors and merchandising. Unlike on the pitch, where the Blaugrana are first in Liga plus 12 over Real Madrid, outside the green rectangle the match is more open than ever. The intricate story.

At the beginning of March, the Baragate scandal had widened, when another message sent to Barcelona by Enriquez Negreira appeared: I can help you with the Var, contact me if you are interested, he revealed El Mundo, newspaper of the RCS group. It should be remembered that a few weeks ago a secret letter appeared, dated December 2018, in which Negreira again asked Barcelona for a payment of almost 300 thousand euros for the June-December 2018 period. consultancy with the vice president of referees, who ended his relationship with the Football Federation in June. The burofax (tool used in Spain for sending official documents) dated 3 December 2018, before the one also revealed by El Mundo and that actually sparked the scandal. In short, the delicate situation.