Iñaki Urdangarininterviewed in ‘Lo de Évole’ (laSexta) about the sentence of five years and ten months in prison he suffered for various crimes of corruption and prosecutors in the context of the Nóos case, revealed the advice he gave him Sandro Rosell, former president of FC Barcelona, who served preventive prison for a corruption case related to football rights.
“I thought it would be better to go with him to Soto, where there was a very good environment,” he said, referring to the penitentiary center where he was being held. Rosell. Urdangarin He explains that he never had that option on the table.
Also in the Barça key, he thanked the detail that another former president of FC Barcelona had with him, José Maria Bartomeuand the current president of the Barcelona club, John Laportaby not retiring the Palau Blaugrana shirt, despite having received social pressure to make that decision. “It was a source of pride that my shirt was still on the side of so many important athletes and that gave me some comfort,” he admitted.
Regarding his entry into prison, he recalled that “the choice was between two things. One, security (…) or solitude. And he chose solitude”, recognizing that at first it was difficult for him to accept that this was “the best option”. Urdangarín He confesses that “the first few months were especially difficult. I couldn’t stabilize my emotions or think positive thoughts.”
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When he returned to life in freedom, he discovered that normality doesn’t come all at once. He described an initial mixture of “affection and relief”, followed by a bitter realization: “Everyone continues with their dynamics and I am the one who is prevented”.
