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Barcelona Faces Probe Over Malcom Transfer Financial Irregularities

10/8/2025

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Story summary
  • Barcelona is under investigation for financial irregularities linked to the 2018 transfer of Malcom from Bordeaux.
  • Allegations include a €10 million payment for non-existent intermediary services aimed at lowering tax rates.
  • Investigators are examining actions from 2018 to 2020 involving former president Josep Maria Bartomeu and other executives.
  • Joan Laporta’s administration has begun preventive tax regularization amid ongoing investigations.