Barcelona RAIDED: Police arrest super-club's ex-president Josep Bartomeu, their CEO, head of legal and search offices for evidence over social media 'smear campaign' against Lionel Messi and Co

Josep Maria Bartomeu has been arrested by Spanish police for his involvement in the 'Barcagate' smear campaign scandal during his time as their club president.

Bartomeu is one of four people to have been arrested so far, with Barcelona's CEO Oscar Grau and head of legal services Roman Gomez Ponti two of those. Jaume Masferrer, who acted as an adviser to Bartomeu, is the other.

On Monday morning, Spanish police entered Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium in a search and seize operation. Bartomeu was arrested at home. The Economic Crimes Unit of the Catalonia Police Force are overseeing the searches.

Spanish media said the operation was related to last year's 'Barcagate,' in which club officials were accused of launching a smear campaign against current and former players who were critical of the club and then-president Bartomeu.

Star man Lionel Messi, veteran defender Gerard Pique and former manager, now Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola were among those targeted by the negative stories and social media posts.

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The worst president in the history of the great club known as Barcelona

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Why now ?

Hala Madrid...

I blame messi

Justice at last. Visca Barca

Hmmm

odi okay

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Is about to go down

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lol Barcelona the only club on earth that have a player bigger than the Club

Na wa because of 8-2

Na Messi's head catch you. After your disastrous management, clueless you was now trying to deflect blame for your ineffectiveness onto Messi and co. in a cowardly manner.

You don't attack the GOAT without justification and go scot free.

Hope their judicial system is not as corrupt as we have in this part of the world?

This messi wahala too much.. They have sacked series of coaches and club presidents have resigned because of him but yet his name be causing pain to people. Despite running the club down in debts and collecting 555m he's yet to win a tangible trophy in the last 5 years.. Small time now he'll threaten to leave and they will upgrade his contract as usual

Wahala be like Barcelona

Careful with what you do in this life. Whatever you give out have plenty ways of coming back to you...........

Man had all the time in the world and an empty office in the pandemic to burn the papers.

Couldn't even do that.

This arrest was looming.
This guy was a spy sent to destroy Barca.
Barca fans knew this guy has been laundering money.
For example why was Valverde one of the highest paid coaches in the world during his stint, How was he paid higher than better coaches like Mourinho and Klopp?
Can you imagine Bartomeu also paid PR companies to discredit Barca players and staff during his tenure.
All those names like Eibarman, Pessi were likely created by PR companies to tarnish Messi’s image.
Imagine a father paying people to insult his child in the media?
This guy made questionable transfer decisions,
I don’t know how Dembele costs 160m.
Barca is facing an institutional crisis. All this started from 2013 from Sandro Rosell‘s money laundering scheme for Neymar transfer. The bastard installed Bartomeu and was controlling Barca from prison through his puppet. Laporta has being saying this for years.
Bartomeu killed La Masia.
Johan Cruyff will be turning in his grave now.
Many people seem to forget Barca is more than a Club.
It’s an identity, a Philosophy.
Thunder fire Bartomeu for the shame I have suffered as Barca fan from Rome to Liverpool to Bayern.
Go and join your godfather Rosell in jail.
In Ric Hassani’s voice “THUNDER FIRE YOU”

HIJO DE PUTA

barca

He should be arrested for sinking barca

so many corruption under his board leadership

Nawao

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olatade:
Man had all the time in the world and an empty office in the pandemic to burn the papers.

Couldn't even do that.

When the papers are in the cloud nko ?

Many people will come here to argue for him or against him. They'll accuse him of sorts of things even when they have no certain knowledge of what they're saying.

Why can't people just read the news, comment something generic like "thread seen" and move ahead?

Must you say something about everything?! You should only talk when you're certain that your words will add value.

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Messi the Greatest footballer ever. Your enemies must fall and scatter.