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Barcelona deny signing contract with Hong Kong man arrested over Kai Tak Stadium claims

January 24, 2025

Club deny Winman CEO’s claim, made before his arrest over allegedly fabricated email – but La Liga teases ‘strong 2025 plans for Hong Kong’

Spanish football club Barcelona have denied signing a contract to play a match in Hong Kong with an advertising company boss who was later arrested following claims made about Kai Tak Stadium.

But a source from La Liga, Spain’s domestic competition, said its officials hoped to see their teams playing at the city’s landmark sporting venue this year, and were working on “very strong plans for Hong Kong in 2025 that fans in the region will surely enjoy”.

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