In his open letter, Florentino Pérez calls for a profound change in the refereeing structure. But who is he referring to? Who should disappear from the refereeing scene?
The four-page letter sent by Real Madrid to the Federation and the CSD calls for ending the fraud of a "corrupt system." It is about eliminating the remnants of Negreira and his heirs.
Real Madrid demands the removal of Medina Cantalejo and Clos Gómez from the refereeing map, the two former referees who run the show. One as the president of the Committee and the other as the head of VAR. Meanwhile, in the same operation, the removal of all those referees who have a connection with Negreira.
These are the names Florentino Pérez proposes to purge
Medina Cantalejo was a man of Negreira when he was responsible for refereeing in Segunda B. Clos Gómez left refereeing in 2017 with an extensive record of harming Real Madrid. Clos Gómez was Barça's talisman referee.
The list of referees singled out by Real Madrid includes: Javier Alberola Rojas, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, Alejandro Hernández Hernández, Mario Melero López. Also Juan Martínez Munuera, César Soto Grado, José María Sánchez Martínez, José Luis Munuera Montero, and Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz.
Real Madrid calls for an effective purge of all of them to maintain the good name of Spanish refereeing.
Real Madrid considers it essential to cleanse refereeing of the remnants of the Negreira Case, the former vice president of the Technical Committee who received 8 million euros from Barcelona over 18 years.
Florentino doesn't understand how the Federation has done nothing to seek refereeing neutrality after one of the biggest scandals in world football was uncovered. And it's been two years.
Referees related to Negreira's son are also unnecessary
Real Madrid also calls for the purge of all those referees who were related to Negreira's son and his coaching functions.
"Alberola Rojas, Hernández Hernández, Martínez Munuera paid for the famous courses of the son. Others like Gil Manzano, Soto Grado, or Melero López met with him in hotels before the matches.
Meanwhile, De Burgos Bengoetxea, Munuera Montero, Sánchez Martínez, and Muñiz Ruiz joined him to the stadiums", according to OKDiario.
Real Madrid will not rest until the purge is effective and the refereeing group is free from ties with Enríquez Negreira.