Jessica Goicoechea issues a statement after the controversy over the beginning of her relationship with Marc Bartra

Jessica Goicoechea (27) issued a statement this Monday to clarify when his relationship with Marc Bartra (33). The model gave an interview last week in which she doubted the beginning of her romance, and this led to people thinking that the footballer had been unfaithful to her ex-wife. Melissa Jimenez (36)with whom he is now his girlfriend.

The model told on the podcast The Future that, although he was not very clear when they formalized their relationship, He estimated that “almost two years” had passed since then.. “I like to say that we met at a concert,” he added, words that raised doubts about the athlete's fidelity to the mother of his three children.

Bartra and Jiménez had been together for eight years when, at the beginning of 2022, they announced their separation. Six months later, in the summer, the footballer was linked to Goicoechea, but she denied any rumors and said she was “happy” and “single.” In January 2023, the two confirmed their courtship with a post on Instagram.

Therefore, after their statements, some people thought that the two They had started dating practically at the same time that the breakup of the marriage was publicly known.something that the businesswoman now flatly denies.

Goicoechea's statement

Although she does not usually get into controversy and prefers to take care of her private life, Goicoechea has published a statement on her Instagram stories to record when she started dating her boyfriend: a year ago.

“My relationship with my current partner began when we were both single and free to meet each other. I would never, ever get involved in the middle of a marriage, much less with children involved. I think is disrespecfull (not just me, because a 'sauce' of my person makes me indifferent at this point) that there is speculation about something like that, with children involved (just not to mention an exact date)”, Laura Escanes' friend has advanced. “To be even more exact: it has been a year and six months since we met. One year since it was formalized. I hope it is clarified,” she said.

For his part, Bartra has not commented, although at the time it was already said that both he and Jiménez went their separate ways not due to the influence of third parties, but rather due to a “wear and tear” in their relationship.