Josep Maria Bartomeu: Police arrest ex-Barcelona president The arrests of several former officials of the Spanish football club are related to last year's "Barcagate" scandal and come less than a week before presidential elections. Police are said to have detained Barcelona's ex-president Josep Maria Bartomeu, current chief executive Oscar Grau, head of legal services Roma Gomez Ponti and Bartomeu's advisor Jaume Masferrer Police detained the former president of Spanish soccer giants FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and other senior club officials on Monday. The arrests were part of a police investigation into the "Barcagate" controversy. They followed a raid at Barcelona's offices and come just six days ahead of presidential elections.