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Negreira seeks removal from Barcelona payment probe

Negreira’s lawyer filed a request to bar the former CTA vice‑president from the case investigating 7.3 million euros paid by Barcelona to him between 2011 and 2018, citing a forensic report that he lacks the mental capacity to understand the proceedings.

In a move that could reshape the ongoing investigation, Negreira’s legal team asked the Barcelona court to exclude him from the probe into €7.3 million payments made by the club to the former CTA vice‑president. The request follows a forensic assessment stating Negreira currently cannot comprehend the judicial process. The case, known as the Negreira scandal, has already drawn scrutiny over the club’s financial dealings with former colleagues. tbzikra.org