According to *As* newspaper, Florentino Pérez will not travel to Barcelona to witness the upcoming El Clásico. The Real Madrid president is maintaining the stance he adopted in 2023 following the outbreak of the “Negreira case.”
In 2023, Spanish football was rocked by a scandal involving José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice president of the referees’ committee, who was found to have received regular payments from Barcelona. Since then, Pérez has refused to attend matches at Camp Nou. The upcoming clash is a crucial title-deciding fixture for Real Madrid, but the president’s position remains unchanged.
Real Madrid still holds the initiative in the La Liga title race, and a positive result in this match would significantly strengthen their advantage. Pérez’s absence underscores the ongoing hostility between the club’s leadership and Barcelona officials.