Barcelona star Gerard Pique has slammed for Blaugrana president Josep Maria Bartomeu for lying to himself and club legend Lionel Messi.
There were reports claiming the club had hired a PR company in 2020 to paint a better image of the club while taking shots at Pique, Messi and Xavi Hernandez, who was in Qatar at the time.
Bartomeu claims he had no knwoledge of the alleged 'Barcagate' scandal, although it was later revealed he did have some involvement.
Pique reveals he was one of the few who defended Bartoemu and claims that made him look like a fool.
"Why am I angry with Bartomeu? Because he lied to me about Barcagate, when the club hired services to criticise players, as he told Lionel Messi and me to our faces that he didn't know anything about it," Pique told YouTube creator Jordi Wild, as per Goal.
"We told him that we accepted that and we expected him to take the appropriate measures. Only then I found out that he did know.
"For him to lie to my face on such a serious matter, I looked like an imbecile by defending him."
