The previous participant of FC Barcelona and the Spanish crew, Gerard Piquéhas come this Friday to claim as investigated within the process that tries to explain the alleged abnormal award of premiums throughout the framework of negotiations for which the RFEF transferred the group of the Spanish Tremendous Cup to Saudi Arabia.

With out making statements and smiling, Gerard Piqué has reached the courts of Majadahonda, the place different investigated within the process have already handed, together with former RFEF Luis Rubiales and Pedro Rocha. Alternatively, The previous football participant has damaged to cry all over his observation, relating to the reputational injury suffered at the instance of the process.

What’s accused of Piqué?

The process investigates the contract that ended in the Spanish Football Tremendous Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia. The investigation specializes in imaginable illegalities within the agreements signed on 9-11, 2019 between the RFEF and the Saudi Entity Sela Recreation Corporate, by which a a success top class of four million a 12 months was once set for a 3rd that was once now not recognized within the contract, in comparison to 40 million yearly in prefer of the Federation, for 6 years.

Gerard Piqué is investigated for his function within the settlement as consultant of the Kosmos corporateowned via the previous football participant, and which may be that unidentified “3rd agent”. In his investigations, the Civil Guard documented his suspicions that Piqué would were an “lively phase” of the negotiations, as an middleman, thru a society to have fun the Tremendous Cup outdoor of Spain when Rubiales got here into command of the RFEF. This society gained a mandate of exclusivity of the RFEF to go looking “industry choices” in the USA, China and Japan, despite the fact that after all the choice that triumphed was once that of the Saudi corporate.

The open motive towards Piqué and the remainder of the investigated covers alleged crimes of corruption in industry, unfair management and cash laundering. Piqué is charged, because the trainer of the topic favored Ifelony prerequisites within the fee that charged in 2020 of SelaSaudi public corporate, for the contract he signed to switch the contest.

Who’re maximum investigated?

Along with Piqué, they’re investigated within the case – and they have got already given a observation – the previous RFEF presidents, Luis Rubiales and Pedro Rochaalong with the exterior felony guide of the RFEF, Tomás González Cueto; and Ángel González Seguraassociated with the corporate that performed on the Cartuja stadium in Seville works which are beneath suspicion in any other line of analysis of the motive.

Piqué seems after contributing fifteen expenses to the courtroom, of 800,000 euros every, which general 12 million euros, issued via their firms to the Saudi Soccer Federation from 2022 to 2025 for its “intermediation” and “recommendation” products and services. The ultimate ones are ultimate January, despite the fact that felony resources keep in mind that your corporate’s account has been blocked for nearly a 12 months.