Gerard López confirms Negreira's referee reports in the case

Former Barça B coach Gerard López and ex-delegate Toni Alonso have testified as witnesses and confirmed that the refereeing reports prepared by José María Enríquez Negreira existed. According to their statements before Court of Instruction number 1 in Barcelona, the documents were used to prepare the reserve team's matches between 2015 and 2018, in an era without VAR and with little-known referees in the lower divisions. They included details such as each official's tendency to hand out cards.

The case examines roughly eight million euros that the club paid Negreira between 2001 and 2018, according to El Español, although Mundo Deportivo puts the figure at 8.4 million. Luis Enrique and Ernesto Valverde denied in December 2025 using materials of this kind, which contrasts with López's testimony.

With these statements, the investigation is practically complete, but documents from FC Barcelona and the Tax Agency are still pending, along with health reports on Negreira, who suffers a neurocognitive disorder compatible with Alzheimer's. Only then will the court decide whether there is enough evidence to take the case to trial.