Barcelona ‘will contemplate enjoying within the ASIAN Champions League if they’re banned from European competitions’ as UEFA proceed probe into claims ‘they made £6.5m funds to the vice-president of Spain’s refereeing physique over 20-year interval’
- The Blaugrana have been mired in scandal for the reason that ‘Caso Negreira’ revelations
- UEFA is not going to be banning Barca from the CL while their investigation rolls on
- Joan Laporta met with UEFA head Ceferin final week to debate membership’s prospects
Barcelona will discover different competitions, possible in Asia, ought to they obtain a ban from UEFA that stops them from competing within the Champions League, in keeping with studies.
UEFA is at the moment spearheading an investigation into allegations that the membership made funds to the then-vice president of the Spanish referee’s committee between 2001 and 2018.
An estimated £6.5million (€7.3) was paid by Barcelona to DASNIL and NILSAT, two corporations owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.
The European governing physique began its personal investigation in alleged match interference following expenses introduced in opposition to the membership by Spain’s public prosecutor.
At current, UEFA has assured the Blaugrana that they are going to be allowed to compete in subsequent season’s competitors, which the LaLiga champions-in-waiting are already set to qualify for.
Barcelona could but contemplate competing in Asia if the Spanish membership is unable to take action in Europe
The membership’s state of affairs isn’t improved by monetary difficulties, which have stopped them from with the ability to register gamers – reminiscent of Gavi – with LaLiga
However as per Catalan tv programme Onze, by way of Sport, the membership has begun making ready for the worst and carried out a research into the place else the aspect would possibly play ought to they discover their entryway to UEFA competitors briefly barred.
Tv share, ticketing, and potential prize cash from European competitions are all income streams that the membership could be loath to overlook out on as they search to rebuild their squad and safeguard their monetary future.
Competitions in Asia have been studied probably the most carefully, together with the Asian Champions League.
Membership president Joan Laporta – who’s serving his second stint on the helm of the Catalan giants after beforehand holding the function between 2003 and 2010 – has been persistent in his quest to make sure Barcelona nonetheless has entry to Europe’s most prestigious membership competitors.
Final week, Laporta met with UEFA head Aleksandr Ceferin in his native Slovenia in a bid to clear the air between the 2 organisations.
Joan Laporta is seeking to play an energetic function in guaranteeing Barcelona’s European future within the wake of the investigation
The governing physique’s Champions League rules, which have been in impact since 2007, enable the organisation to ban groups from the competitors for one season if they’re discovered to be concerned in match fixing.
Barcelona continues to disclaim any wrongdoing or battle of curiosity, saying the membership paid for technical studies on referees however by no means tried to affect their selections in video games.
Though the assembly between the 2 presidents is believed to have gone nicely, Laporta is not any nearer to studying the organisation’s determination on the matter.
UEFA aren’t more likely to current the findings of their investigation till subsequent summer time.
