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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.
