Laporta: This board of directors has not prosecuted Bartomeu, leaving it to the prosecutor to make the decision

October 20 At the end of Barcelona’s 2025 Member Congress, club president Laporta responded to the fact that former chairman Bartomeu was sued for allegedly receiving commissions in the transfers of Griezmann and Malcom.

What do you think of the judicial proceedings against former president Bartomeu? Is your current board of directors bringing the lawsuit?

The current board of directors has not filed a lawsuit against any former Barcelona chairman. We did not file any lawsuits, even though I was asked to do so, for example against Juan Gaspart, but because there were already social trials, we did not file charges.

What is the specific situation now?

When we took office, we discovered that the Catalan police were investigating a series of operations. We are not even a party, we have not filed any lawsuit. We should speak truthfully, those statements are not accurate. This board did not prosecute Mr. Bartomeu. What we did was inform the prosecutor's office about it and let them decide. We don’t want to start a war with the Barçaists (Barcelona fan base).