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Excitement in one of the largest football clubs in the world: The police raided offices in the FC Barcelona stadium on Monday.
At the request of the media, the club of the superstar Lionel Messi and the German national goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen confirmed the action of the authorities after the unveiling of the radio station Cadena Ser.
Photos in the media can also be seen as two officers of the Catalan police Mossos d'Esquadra go to the Camp Nou stadium.
The reason for the search was not officially disclosed at first.
According to media reports, current club officials are also said to have been temporarily taken into police custody.
Barça's former president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested, according to Cadena Ser.
Josep Maria Bartomeu, former president of FC Barcelona, was reportedly arrested Monday
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Accordingly, the current managing director Óscar Grau and the head of the legal department, Román Gómez Ponti, as well as Bartomeus advisor Jaume Masferrer have been appointed.
The police confirmed the arrests, but not the names.
According to Cadena Ser, the search in the Camp Nou has to do with the "Barçagate" affair.
Club officials were accused of having launched a smear campaign last year against players who were critical of the club's leadership at the time, headed by President Bartomeu.
The judiciary's investigations deal with allegations of “corruption” and “unfair administration”.
Police officers raid FC Barcelona on Monday
Source: REUTERS
Bartomeu resigned in late October after preventing emigrant Messi from leaving the club barely a year before his contract expired in the summer of 2020.
The new president will be elected on Sunday.
The vote was originally supposed to take place on January 24th, but it has been postponed due to the corona pandemic.