Arrests at Barcelona Club: Is Mess involved revealed?

Police entered Barcelona Stadium this morning to raid the offices of this large Spanish club, with reports saying former President Josep Maria Bartholomew is also among those arrested.

Spanish media have said that the operation relates to what is widely known as “Barca-gate”, in which the scandal was accused by club officials of campaigning to tarnish several former players and current club players who had been critical of the governing authorities and former President Bartholomew.

The latter allegedly employed a media company that publicly discredited these players, writes The Guardian, translates Periscopi into Albanian.

It is not known whether the legend of the club, Lionel Mess, is part of it.

Bartholomew, current executive chief Oscar Graw, and the head of Barcelona's legal services, Roman Gomez Ponti, were among those arrested for <x0). Unfernal management, corruption among individuals and money laundering,” according to the radio station Cadena SER.

Catalan police later confirmed that they had made several arrests, but without confirming their number or the identity of those arrested.

Bartholomew with the board of directors had resigned last year following the clashes he had had had with Lionel Messin.