Real Madrid release official statement as UEFA reopen the Negreira case investigation following complaint regarding Barcelona payments
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin previously highlighted the gravity of Barcelona’s actions regarding the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees.
Speaking on the initial revelations surrounding the historic payments, Ceferin stated: “I cannot comment directly on this for two reasons. First, because we have an independent disciplinary committee in charge of it. Second, because I have not dealt with this matter in detail. However, I can say one thing. I have been informed and the situation is extremely serious. So serious, in my view, that it is one of the gravest I have seen in football. At the level of LaLiga, of course, the matter is time-barred and cannot have competitive consequences, but proceedings are ongoing at the civil prosecutor’s office in Spain. As far as UEFA is concerned, nothing is time-barred.” In addition, an official spokesperson confirmed the governing body have received the documents concerning the “so-called Negreira case”.
