Víctor Font’s platform “Nosaltres” has renewed its attack on FC Barcelona’s compliance department, accusing it of failing to act on a string of controversial business decisions while directing its attention elsewhere.
Font is a Catalan businessman and former investment banker who emerged as a leading opposition figure at FC Barcelona after running for the club’s presidency, losing to current president Joan Laporta.
Nosaltres argues that the department led by Sergi Atienza has not intervened in operations
it considers ethically questionable. Instead, it claims the compliance department has focused on tracking comments made by club members.
“It seems more concerned with looking at social media than with investigating the many questionable operations that have taken place at the club from an ethical and even legal point of view,” the platform said in a statement.
The club denies these claims and others made by Font and his allies.
The criticism arrives as Font continues to position himself ahead of the 2026 presidential elections, openly challenging the leadership of Laporta and his board. According to Nosaltres, Atienza has recently contacted Font to ask about the content of several posts published online. The platform describes this as “serious,” arguing that compliance should be addressing “strange and suspicious actions” rather than questioning members who, it says, are simply referring to “known and proven facts.”
Nosaltres lists several cases it believes should have triggered formal action. Among them is the awarding of the Camp Nou reconstruction project to Limak, despite internal technical reports allegedly rating the company lowest among the bidders. The group also questions the club’s relationship with New Era Visionary Group, a recently created firm that Barça publicly described as a global leader in connectivity, as well as the sponsorship agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which Nosaltres considers incompatible with the club’s stated values.
Other examples cited include the agreement with blockchain company ZKP, described by the platform as having “opaque and murky” origins, the dealings with American supplier ISL, and the commission paid to Darren Dein in connection with the renewal of the Nike sponsorship. The signing of Vitor Roque is also mentioned, which Nosaltres says has resulted in losses of “several tens of millions of euros.”
According to Culemanía, a group of socios submitted a detailed questionnaire through the club’s ethical channel regarding the award of the 5G connectivity network at the new Camp Nou to New Era Visionary Group, alongside Orange, without a public tender. The same document queried the link between that deal and the sale of 475 VIP seat licenses, valued at around 100 million euros.
Atienza replied to the questionnaire in October 2025, nearly a year after it was submitted, citing confidentiality and business secrecy in several responses. He argued that transparency must “be combined and limited,” a position that contrasts with the view of those members who believe there should be no such limits. In a previous general assembly, treasurer Ferran Olivé defended the process, stating that the operator had presented the strongest joint proposal with Orange and later committed to purchasing part of the VIP seats, paying 28 million euros upfront and agreeing to a payment schedule for the remainder.
For Nosaltres, those explanations fall short. The platform has also pointed to indirect commercial links between Barça and companies connected to the family of New Era CEO Ruslan Bîrlădeanu. While the compliance department has stated that it does not assess political views or personal ideologies, and limits its checks to reputational risks for the club, critics argue that these connections deserved closer examination.
Whether these claims pass muster remains to be seen, as Laporta continues his rebuild of the financial chaos left behind by his predecessor, Josep Maria Bartomeu. Font fell short by a wide margin in 2021, as Laporta won an outright majority of votes. Font will continue to argue his case for the socis, hoping to convince them that Laporta’s management is not up to the level of the club.
