Overview

• Reports cite a €10 million payment to Business Futbol Espana for intermediation services tied to the €42 million move from Bordeaux, which investigators describe as nonexistent or overvalued.
• The original player contract was reportedly revised so that €1.5 million was paid directly and €8.4 million flowed through BFE, a change Mossos officers say cut withholding by roughly 50%.
• Authorities say a second framework agreement between Barcelona and BFE was drafted in 2020 but predates 2019, and nine of 12 examined invoices do not match real services.
• The case forms part of a broader inquiry into the Bartomeu era, with former executives including Oscar Grau, Jordi Mestre Masdeu and Francisco Schroder Quijano under scrutiny.
• The investigation remains active, Barcelona’s current board has undertaken a preventive tax regularization, and judges have not decided whether to charge individuals, the club, or both.