Barcelona's previous board investigated by prosecutor's office

MADRID: Barcelona's previous board, led by the club's former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, is being investigated by the prosecutor's office, sources told AFP on Friday.

The prosecutor's office in Barcelona began work on Friday and are looking into possible"economic crimes", a source from the ministry of justice told AFP. They will decide if the matter should be passed on to the police. The aim of the report was to analyse the financial management of the club under Bartomeu and to decide if any irregularities occured.

In an internal audit presented in October, the club's general director, Ferran Reverter, said Barca were"bankrupt" when Laporta took over in March last year.Bartomeu resigned in October 2020 following mounting pressure from fans and a public falling out with star player Lionel Messi, who left for Paris Saint-Germain last summer when Barca could not afford to renew his contract.

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