is slowly returning to normal after the enormous crisis into which it was driven by the previous management. The mismanagement of former president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his people caused the club to run into financial problems on an unprecedented scale. The sum of all the club’s debts exceeded the billion-euro barrier, which also contributed to a significant decline in terms of sports.
This season, for the first time in more than 20 years, Barcelona have not left the Champions League group, and in the league they are currently only in fifth place with as much as 15 points behind the leader Real Madrid. However, the club hired a new coach, the former club star – Xavi Hernandez, and the team’s game itself looks much better. The Spaniard, together with the sports director Mateu Aleman, carries out a major revolution in the team.
The prosecutor’s office begins an investigation into Bartomeu. The audit revealed numerous irregularities
The new president, Joan Laporta, is also taking decisive action, and he is not going to let go of the previous management board. As the daily “Marc” informed a few days ago, the new boss ordered an external company to conduct a thorough audit at the club, which revealed a huge number of irregularities in the work of the Bartomeu team.
Among them, there were acts with the features of a crime, and the prosecutor’s office was informed about them and initiated an investigation into the matter. These include the issue of a commission of EUR 10 million for signing one of the sponsorship agreements, or the issue of irregularities in the “Espai Barca” project, the main element of which is the reconstruction of Camp Nou.
The prosecutor’s office now has six months to read all the documents in the case and decide on any allegations against him and his associates. The former president of Barcelona, however, does not feel guilty and has made it clear in interviews with journalists that he is absolutely calm.
Source: Sport
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