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Official: Real Madrid urge UEFA to conduct Negreira case investigation ‘as quickly as possible’
On the back of UEFA issuing a statement confirming that they have opened an investigation into FC Barcelona with regard to the Negreira case, Real Madrid have come out with a statement of their own, urging the organisation to conduct the investigation in a swift manner.
UEFA confirmed earlier today that they had received a detailed dossier from Los Blancos, which included statements and potential evidence against Barça in the Negreira case, pertaining to the payments made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.
The Merengues have been fighting against the issue for a long time now, with club president Florentino Perez even calling it the biggest scandal in football.
Now, they have come out and asked for a quick investigation and impose sanctions that match the severity of the proven facts in the case.
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Real Madrid full statement
“In response to the communication made today by UEFA regarding the so-called ‘Negreira case’, Real Madrid CF states the following:
“UEFA has confirmed receipt of the complaint filed by Real Madrid CF and the continuation of the investigation into payments made over the last two decades by FC Barcelona to the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees.
“The complaint filed by our club includes abundant documentation and evidence about extremely serious events that directly affect the integrity of the competition and confidence in the refereeing system.
“Real Madrid CF considers it essential that, once UEFA has this documentation, the investigation proceeds as quickly as possible until its complete conclusion and that the competent bodies adopt the corresponding decisions according to the seriousness of the proven facts.
“Our club will continue to actively collaborate with UEFA and take all actions within its power to clarify events that it considers incompatible with the principles of integrity, transparency and fair play that should govern European football.”
With the international break done and dusted, Real Madrid will be back in action this weekend in La Liga, where they will be looking to catch up to league leaders FC Barcelona.
Coming up for Jose Mourinho & co., who lost their last game before the international break, will be a home game against Villarreal on Saturday.
And, leading up to the game, the Spanish capital club have received welcome news on the injury front.
Mbappe back in group training
Indeed, as per MARCA, Kylian Mbappe will be available for Real Madrid’s match against Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Having been training individually so far this week, the France captain rejoined group training under Mourinho today, taking a concrete step forward towards making himself available for the game.
The forward looked relaxed and ready to work, putting his boots back on and joining the group as Real Madrid prepare for a demanding run of fixtures throughout October.
And, unless there is any unforeseen setback, everything suggests that Mbappe will be ready to start against the Yellow Submarine come Saturday.
Under scrutiny
The past few weeks have been nothing short of eventful for Mbappe, with his every action and movement under heavy scrutiny.
Playing for France, in Zinedine Zidane’s managerial debut, the 27-year-old superstar scored a goal before asking for a substitution due to a knee injury.
Having flown back to Madrid, he underwent tests, which confirmed the injury, although it was not as serious as was initially feared.
The forward then took week-long holiday with his partner that sparked some debate among supporters and attracted criticism from multiple quarters.
Mbappe returned to Madrid on Monday and participated in individual sessions at Valdebebas over the past couple of days. Now he has resumed normal training with his teammates.
There had been doubts over whether Mbappe would be able to face Villarreal after he picked up the injury on 25 September.
However, the recovery plan followed by the forward appears to have worked, and he is now expected to be in a fully fit condition for Saturday’s match.
