Barcelona bosses accused of 'hiring spies to follow Gerard Piqué because they were afraid of his relationship with Shakira'

Barcelona football club has been sensationally accused of spying on its star defender Gerard Piqué because they were worried about his relationship with the Colombian pop star Shakira.

Former employees of the detective agency Metodo 3, claim they followed the defender on the orders of the Catalan club which allegedly feared Piqué's romance with Shakira could affect his performances on the pitch.

It is rumoured that Metodo 3 - which is now defunct - also spied on other Barcelona stars such as Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Deco in the past.

Gerard Piqué (seen here with his girlfriend Shakira) was allegedly spied on by detectives hired by his football club, Barcelona

The secrets reported to be held by Metodo 3 have been circulated by disgruntled former employees after the detective agency went out of business.  

Spanish newspaper El Confidencialhas reported that Barcelona asked detectives to follow Piqué in 2010 to check up on the amount of time he spent partying.

 

The Barcelona and Spain star was reportedly trailed after going to a pop concert in Barcelona, with detectives allegedly logging how many drinks he had.
El Confidencial claimed the player eventually noticed that he was being followed, but that the club told him it was the tabloid press.

A spokesman for FC Barcelona, which is one of the world's most successful clubs, issued a statement on Tuesday saying it did not wish to comment 'because it has no documentary evidence that this ever happened and, as a result, we deny it.'

Shakira takes baby Milan to a Barcelona match to watch dad Gerald Piqué play

 

 

Former Barcelona stars Samuel Eto'o (left) and Deco (right) were also alleged to have been spied on