Barca’s Hidden Ledger: New Receipts Shake the Negreira Case
21 January 2026
New documents surface in the Negreira case
New developments emerged in the controversial Negreira case as receipts reveal payments by Barcelona to companies owned by Jose Negreira, the former head of the Spanish referees committee, raising questions about the timing and nature of the transactions.
On Wednesday, the Spanish program El Chiringuito published images showing checks made out to Jose Negreira and his son.
What the records show
Twenty-four checks total over €190,000, drawn from seven different banks, were linked to videos and refereeing analyses titled Technical analysis of refereeing.
According to the program, the case file includes 43 CDs and 629 reports that have not yet surfaced in court, whereas these checks are now in the hands of the judge.
The saga has intensified public and media clashes between Real Madrid and Barcelona, fueling ongoing speculation around the Negreira affair.
Punchline 1: If money talked, these invoices would squeak louder than a stadium full of fans, budget in full voice.
Punchline 2: In football and accounting alike, the offside is always the punchline — this time, the balance sheet is cracking up.