Information continues to come out about the ‘Negreira Case’, in which FC Barcelona definitively cut ties in 2018, both with Enríquez Negreira, as well as with his son Javier. A Negreira Jr. who stopped making arbitration reports for Barça and who focused on other work activities, in which there is mental training with soccer players, coaches and referees. Where 5 ex-azulgranas hired his services.
According to OKDiario, between April 1, 2020 and November 15, 2022, Negreira Jr. managed to obtain 100,000 euros for the coaching services provided. An economic amount of which half of it comes from the pocket of five ex-azulgranas.
The 50,000 euros of ex-azulgranas
- Thiago Alcantara: the current Liverpool midfielder, and the most prominent name of the five, paid Negreira Jr. a sum amounting to more than 6,000 euros.
- Abel Ruiz: The Sporting de Braga player paid a sum of almost 30,000 euros, which were divided into a total of 13 payments.
- Oriol Busquets: For his part, also in Portugal, the 24-year-old footballer who now plays for Futebol Clube de Arouca, paid him about 10,000 euros.
Óscar Mingueza: the current Celta de Vigo defender made three payments, amounting to a total sum of almost 8,000 euros.
- Sergi Barjuan: finally, the coach paid him 605 euros during his time as coach of Barça B in September 2021.
Payments for the coaching of Negreira Jr., in which other well-known footballers also participated, such as: Adrian Embarba (4.800 euros), Andoni Lopez (10.000 euros), Borja Sainz (10,000 euros) and Salva Ferrer (11,500 euros), among many others.