The lawyer of the office that exercises the accusation of the 'Supercopa Case', Daniel Vossellerhas underlined the existence of “a patario conflict of interest” with the participation of the former Barcelona Gerard Piqué In the preparation of the contract that took that sporting event to Saudi Arabia, being still an active player.
This has been assured to EFE on Tuesday Vosseler, whose office has taken charge of the representation of the Transparency and Democracy Association in sport in the case that investigates the contracts of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)among which is the one who took the Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.
The lawyer has stated that the former player “was directly immersed in this competition”, so it was not lawful to participate in the preparation of the agreements.
The Court of Instruction number 4 of Majadahonda (Madrid) investigate possible illegalities in various RFEF contracts when Luis Rubiales It was its president, like the one who took the Super Cup to Saudi Arabia under several agreements signed in 2019 and extended a year later.
The agreements between the RFEF and the Saudi company Sela set a “success cousin” in favor of “a third agent”. According to a resolution of the Instructor Court, the La RFEF contract clause “tried to guarantee” the payment of 4 million euros per year of commission in favor of Kosmos, company of Piqué, “Even if this company formally would be the commissioner of Sela.”
The former Barcelona player He had to appear as investigated before the Madrid Court last March for his role – when he was still an active footballer – in the negotiations between the Saudi company Sela and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to transfer that competition to that country.
In his statement before the judge, he denied having paid Rubiales for the contract that brought the Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, of which he was proud, and, visibly excited, denounced the reputational damage suffered by this judicial case.
According to Efe Legal sources, the former player defended that his commission of 4 million euros per year was agreed between his company -kosmos- and Sela, with which he initially reached a verbal agreement, which has described as “Pact between gentlemen”, until the contract was signed.
For its part, Fox He has affirmed that they have appeared in the case that is in instruction right now in order to give “speed” and, above all, for all “the responsibilities that could exist.”
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Beyond a possible criminal responsibility, which “after all, the judge will decide,” the lawyer appreciates a Conflict of interest that can translate into “a lucrative civil liability” and that will motivate the request that all the perceived amounts be returned.
“There are many investigated, there are many events, but those of Mr. Piqué are limited to hiring And that intermediation figure that has in this matter, “said Daniel Vosseller.
