Report: Ex-Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu Arrested Following Raid
Bartomeu #Bartomeu
Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press
Police arrested former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu after a raid of the club’s offices Monday, according to Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden of ESPN.
Barcelona CEO Oscar Grau, head of legal services Roman Gomez Ponti and adviser Jaume Masferrer reportedly were also arrested, although police did not reveal whether anyone had been charged.
The arrests are said to be related to the accusation that the club’s top brass hired a company to smear current and former players on social media.
Llorens and Marsden reported in February 2020 that Barcelona had a contract with marketing firm I3 Ventures since 2017. A Barcelona statement denied the club was responsible for any attacks on social media and threatened to take legal action.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
Get the best sports content from the web and social in the new B/R app. Get the app to get the game.