On June 27th, "AS" quoted EFE as saying that the judge in charge of investigating the case of Barcelona's payment to Negrela, the former vice president of the Spanish Football Association's Referee Technical Committee (CTA), has summoned club president Laporta, as well as former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique and Valverde, 排球资讯 as witnesses to appear in court.

According to the ruling documents obtained by EFE旧版球探, 足球快讯足球快讯 Judge Alejandra Gil of the First Investigative Court of Barcelona approved the request of the prosecutor's office and will arrange the testimony dates for Laporta,西甲 Enrique and Valverde. The specific time is to be determined. The judge believed that these three testimonies were indeed necessary. In the documents submitted by the prosecution last May, it was emphasized that these testimonies were particularly relevant to the investigation.

Although Laporta was previously prosecuted by the former judge Joaquin Aguirre旧版球探, the Barcelona court has acquitted him due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. The prosecution believes that it is crucial for him to testify in court and that he needs to explain his motives for paying the money to the shell company controlled by the Negrela family. The judge also approved the summons of Enrique, who coached Barcelona from 2014 to 2017, and his successor Valverde. The prosecution demanded that the two testify on the referee reports they obtained during their tenure and the actual effectiveness of their tactical arrangements for the games.