According to Cope, the former Barcelona’s president and several senior members have been arrested in relation to the case which has become known as ‘Barçagate’ – in which the club hired a third company to defame their rivals.
The
Catalan
police raided the club facilities on Monday and have arrested several senior members of the Blaugrana. CEO Oscar Grau, head of legal Roman Gomez Ponti, and Jaume Masferrer are among the ones that have been arrested on Monday.
Last year, Cadena Ser revealed that the club have paid a third party to damage the reputation of individuals, including their own players
Lionel Messi
and
Gerard Pique.