Real Madrid are detrimental to
football, according to former Barcelona president Joan Gaspart. Gaspart
was hitting back at claims that Barca have tried to bribe Granada players and
officials ahead of their crucial La Liga clash on Sunday.
Gaspart was furious with the
claims and suggested Granada players should be offended they would even be
made.
"The only thing Real Madrid
do is harm football," the 71-year-old told Spanish newspaper Ara. If I was
a Granada player I'd be offended, because it insinuates that I could be bought,
it's an indecent campaign. I believe in football and its honesty. If such
things are discovered, though - through secure investigations - then the clubs
involved will have to be punished."
Barca travel to Granada on the
final day of the season leading rivals Madrid in the standings by one
point, meaning a win will confirm back-to-back titles for the Catalans.