Bartomeu paid Atletico Madrid to shut up? Western media: There are two problems with Barcelona’s illegal contact case

According to the Spanish media "El Mundo", Barcelona's transfer of Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in 2019 had problems with improper management and financial fraud, and the matter is being investigated by a judge.

Barcelona's Court of Investigation No. 32 recently filed charges against Bartomeu and some of his executives. A ruling obtained by "Le Monde" stated: "Barcelona's signing of Griezmann must be investigated."

The judge recalled: "Barcelona allegedly negotiated with a player whose contract is still in effect."

"Le Monde" previously published emails of secret negotiations.

The judge believed that Barcelona "violated FIFA regulations", which emphasize that "the club cannot contact athletes whose contracts are still in effect before communicating with the player's current club." The judge emphasized that "the last 6 months of the player's contract are excluded, which is not the case in this case."

The judge also added that Atletico Madrid "made a complaint to the Spanish Football Federation because there were important signs that Barcelona negotiated directly with Griezmann from February to March 2019." The ruling emphasized that this was a "technically prohibited date. Period. "In order to avoid possible penalties from the Spanish Football Association, Bartomeu negotiated directly with Atletico and reached an agreement to pay 15 million euros in exchange for the other party not to provide evidence in the investigation process that had been initiated."

The ruling also stated: "In order to give legitimacy to these payments, Bartomeu allegedly pretended. Acquired the right of first refusal for several young players from Atletico Madrid. The judge concluded that once the right-of-first-refusal contract was signed, "Atletico allegedly gave up providing evidence of the accusations against Barca to the Spanish Football Federation." These facts may constitute mismanagement and financial fraud. "

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El Mundo: Barcelona paid Atletico Madrid an additional 15 million euros due to illegal contact with Griezmann.

Previously, "Le Monde" reported that Barcelona contacted Griezmann during the no-contact period, which attracted Atletico Madrid's attention. In order to avoid being complained, Barcelona accepted an agreement and paid 15 million euros for it. Before Griezmann officially joined Barcelona, ​​the two parties (Barcelona and Atletico Madrid) had communicated, threatened and covered up this agreement.

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