Barcelona president Joan Laporta thinks it is no coincidence allegations that the club made large payments to a former vice-president of Spain s Technical Committee of Referees have been made now.
Radio station Ser Catalunya on Wednesday claimed Barca paid €1.4million to a company part-owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira between 2016 and 2018.
Former LaLiga referee Negreira held his role with the Royal Spanish Football Federation from 1994 to 2018.
It is alleged Barca wanted to ensure that there would be complete neutrality in refereeing decisions affecting the Catalan club.
Barca responded with a statement on Wednesday saying they had hired the services of an external consultant that supplied the club s technical secretaries with reports in video for…