Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, presented the new season of First and Second Division, which will start this Friday, September 12. Iniesta, Casillas, Morientes, Luis García, Diego Forlán, Eto'o, Fernando Sanz and Mendieta also participated in the telematic event. The president of LaLiga, who did not speak about the recent decision of the CSD to bring its relationship with Fuenlabrada before the Prosecutor's Office, If he dared to point out February as the month in which fans could return to the stadiums and talk about Messi's future departure from LaLiga.
The league: “It is very competitive. We try to grow our value at national and international level. We have to think about the future. We are dedicated to entertaining millions of viewers around the world. We do it on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are people who suffer with football.
Expansion: “Last season we had only two countries in the world without a direct television contract: Greenland and Mongolia. With both we have already closed it. This season we are already in all corners of the world.”
Market: “It will be a season that starts later than usual and all the emotions will be lived together. The big and medium clubs have had the crisis in the coffers and they will not have the deployment of signings that they had been making habitually The little ones have not been so affected and if they have been able to reinforce something better “.
Messi. “We want to always have Leo with us. He is the best player in history. I would like him to finish his career in LaLiga. We have been working for several years so that the LaLiga brand is above the players and the clubs. Although it is preferable that Messi follow with us to go to another competition “.
Sale of TV rights without Messi: “The departure of Messi would not affect that amount of TV rights because it is sold for four more years.”
Players from Mexico. “They have a great league, one of the best after the European ones. It is competitive and the Aztec players themselves like to play there. Some are coming. But they have a great competition there.”
Return of the fans to the stadiums. “That decision does not correspond to LaLiga. The vaccination date is key. I hope that from January and February we will begin to see the stadiums as before. With the vaccine it will be the beginning of the end of this situation.”
The next franchise player. “It is very difficult. I am going to sign up for Ansu Fati. He is born from very low and if he follows the line that he is, not only because of the party in Spain. The Ukraine was the doctorate. With Barcelona he had great brilliance on the occasions that He had”.