Chaos in Catalonia: the RAID on the FC Barcelona

After months of unrest, the glory sinks into rich FC Barcelona final in Chaos: Six days before the presidential election, there has been the club’s Superstar Lionel Messi and the German national goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter several provisional webs in a RAID took. This is a spokesman for the Catalan regional police confirmed on Monday, the AFP news Agency, without naming names.

officials of the Department of financial crime for the Operation in the offices of the Camp Nou responsible, it said further. The Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, according to a former President, Josep Maria Bartomeu, who resigned in October was one of those arrested Barcas. CEO Oscar Grau and Roman Gomez Ponti, head of the legal Department, should have been discharged.

The club said the authorities in a Statement, the full cooperation, but also pointed out that the presumption of innocence for all Concerned. Names also called Barca in the message. The Chaos comes at an inopportune time, is on Sunday, the election of the new President.

“Barca-gate”affair

According to Spanish media, the RAID depends on the reports of “Barca-gate”affair from the past year. Club officials have commissioned a company in order to defame in the Social networks, including former and current players, who have been critical of the then-President Bartomeu. Barca should have paid a Million euros.

It was just one of the many negative headlines from the environment of the 26-times Spanish champion in the past months. Last summer, a power struggle between star players Messi and Bartomeu had kept the Catalan metropolis in breathing. While Messi threatened his already finish finally turned, stepped back Bartomeu, as well as the Rest of the Board.

High mountain of debt

What remained is a disastrous financial situation. The mountain of debt is over a billion euros, according to an economic report of the club of the end of January, the short-term liabilities are 730,6 million euros. According to a leaked contract paper of Messi to collect between 2017 and 2021, a total of about 500 million euros, provided additional unrest.

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