According to Sport, Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, is attempting to reignite the Negreira case following Manchester City being charged with 114 breaches of Premier League financial regulations. Real Madrid has grown uneasy about FC Barcelona's prominence over the past two years and Joan Laporta's complete withdrawal from the Super League project.

Less than two years ago, at a Real Madrid members' meeting, Florentino Pérez downplayed the importance of the Negreira case, telling attendees that having a strong FC Barcelona was important and that both clubs should cooperate on certain matters. It was clear that the mutual benefits of the Super League proposed by Florentino Pérez were the motivation behind this. On November 24, 2024, Florentino told members: "FC Barcelona and Real Madrid must help each other, and I speak with complete sincerity. We must remember that these are among the greatest clubs in the world. Why should we be angry with each other? It couldn't be clearer than this." That was less than two years ago.

What has changed so much in such a short time? Everything, practically. First and foremost, Laporta's complete withdrawal from the Super League left Florentino unmoored. In a short span of time, this decision proved to be one of the best made by the current FC Barcelona president during his tenure. The results have been far from poor—quite the opposite. He didn't need that traveling companion. In the end, he realized it.

Barcelona winning two league titles since then has left Real Madrid trophyless in that period. Barcelona's clear superiority in direct matchups, greater representation in the Spanish national team, and the emergence of the new "Messi"—Lamine Yamal—who appears poised to torment Real Madrid for years to come. A project built on an excellent and sustained youth academy and an impressive new stadium taking shape, which will host the 2029 Champions League final and is nearly complete. Meanwhile, Real Madrid's sporting project lacks clear direction, fails to inspire fans, and shows no sign of improvement in the short term. Not to mention having Mourinho on the bench.

Now, with the Premier League set to rule on Manchester City's 114 alleged financial breaches, and the momentum that follows, Real Madrid wants to seize this opportunity to make the Negreira case their own mission—something they had downplayed for a long time.

I am not defending the payments made to Enrique Negreira, the former refereeing committee vice president. I condemn those payments and believe they represent a serious institutional failure that inexplicably persisted for so long. But equating this amount of money with rigging match outcomes conflates two entirely different things. They are not the same. There is no proof, and there is no evidence.

UEFA continues to hold to its original position, in no rush to take action despite the case being in court since 2023. UEFA is waiting to see if there will be any ruling. Even Laporta's recent approach to Ceferin has gifted FC Barcelona something significant: hosting the Champions League final when the new Camp Nou is completed. This is no small matter.

But what matters most is the result and the feeling: the passion of Barcelona fans for their club. I fear we will have to become accustomed to situations and attacks of this kind frequently, and they will intensify as the season approaches its end and expectations gradually become reality. The further FC Barcelona advances, the louder the noise will become.

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