Gerald Pique In Fresh Trouble As More Secrets Are Revealed

Written By Onyeka Daniel

Recently, Barcelona defender, Gerald Pique was in the news after a conversation between him and Spanish football federation president, Luis Rubiales was made public.

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Leaked conversations between Pique and RFEF chairman Luis Rubiales detailed how the Barcelona man, acting on behalf of his investment firm Kosmos, brokered a deal to sell the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, with Pique’s group earning €4m per tournament until the deal ends in 2026.

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Pique had come out to defend himself, saying that he didn’t do anything wrong despite the obvious conflict of interest as he plays for Barcelona.

Another revelation has now been made that could entirely destroy the career of the player and have much more adverse effects on the Spanish League, further fuelling the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

El Confidencial has revealed what they claim to be a conversation between RFEF president Rubiales and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique. The conversation is dated back to the Blaugranas‘ game against Real Sociedad in the 2019/20 season.

The transcript is as follows: Rubiales: “How are you?”

Pique: “Fu**ed. They messed up today.”

Rubiales: “What happened? Didn’t VAR see it?”

Pique: “Well, they didn’t check VAR. And it’s a clear penalty.”

Pique: “VAR did nothing. They should’ve told the referees, especially when they blew the whistle for Busi in the first half.”

Real Madrid fans aren’t taking this new development well as it is obviously a conflict of interest, with Pique using his personal relationships with the president of a governing body to complain, and possibly help the team and it needs to be treated seriously.

Meanwhile…

Barcelona player, Sergi Roberto is set to reject the latest contract offer from the club as he feels undervalued and would be looking to leave the club in June. The Blaugrana are offering the player a one year contract extension and a reduction in terms of salary.

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The club had initially wanted to let the player leave but were advised to keep the player by Xavi Hernandez, who sees him as a decent squad player. Barcelona proposed their side of the deal in the early hours of Thursday, April 21.

In a meeting between the club’s director of football, Mateu Alemany, and Sergi Roberto’s agents Josep Maria Orobitg and Oscar Tena, it was established that the deal would be no longer than a year. It is left to be seen what his next step would be but the club aren’t expected to come back with an improved offer as they look to cut cost by any means possible.

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(El Confidencial and Adria Albets)