Josep Maria Bartomeu is gone, but the consequences of his tenure at Camp Nou stadium are still being felt, because the more time passes, the stronger the impression that few in football have cheated as much as he did, even though the competition is really fierce. Be that as it may, a new pain befell the Catalan club, since the Spanish tax authorities handed Barcelona a fine of as much as 15,700,000 euros.The reason is that Barcelona did not report all the payments, and therefore did not pay tax for those. Examples are of various kinds – it was not properly reported that Barça paid 3,500,000 euros to have Alexander Song leave the club before the end of his contract. The same was done with Arda Turan, who received 1,312,000 euros.EXCLUSIVA | Hacienda multa al Barça con 15 millones tras detectar pagos a jugadores con coches Audi y vuelos chárterhttps://t.co/KgpqF8SRuB— El Confidencial (@elconfidencial) May 11, 2023 Also, Barça did not report the costs of renting Audi cars for the players, nor the costs of the charter flights used by the team.Now, the sum may not seem too big at first glance, but when we keep in mind that Barça must somehow collect 200,000,000 euros this summer in order not to exceed the salary cap, then it is clear that this penalty is the last thing they needed. Especially considering that club’s payments to former referee Enriquez Negreira are still being investigated.The new president Joan Laporta is not a saint, no one is, but what Bartomeu has left behind is truly a story in itself.##NAJAVA_MECA_7244763##
