Curious information that comes to us from across the Pyrenees. According to the show Què t'hi jugues of SER Catalunya, FC Barcelona would have attached the services of the company I3 Ventures. His role ? Create fake accounts on social networks to improve the image of the president of Barça Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board ... and speak badly of opponents like Victor Font, who seeks the presidency of the club, Catalan legends and even players current, including Piqué and Messi.
According to the show, Bartomeu's advisor, Jaume Masferrer, would have signed six contracts of less than 200,000 euros (for a total of almost one million euros) with the company so as not to have to go before the shareholders.
Barça denies borderline practices
Barça acknowledges the existence of a contract binding it to I3 Ventures, but denies the existence of such practices. Cited by the Sport website , Masferrer denies that he was behind the collaboration with the company. According to Què t'hi jugues, he traveled to Argentina in 2017 to approach this consulting company in social networks and digital marketing.
Masferrer entered Barça's organization chart in 2018 as leader of the presidency sector, but he had already advised Bartomeu from outside for the 2015 elections, before serving as external adviser to the current president blaugrana .
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