Tebas: “I adore Messi, how could I make war on him?”

Javier Tebas spoke again about the Messi case during an interview he gave, in Italy, to the Corriere della Sera. The president of LaLiga commented on the statement about the Argentine clause: “It was not a war against Leo, I would have done the same if it had been 'Pepito Pérez' or any other player in our championship. We had to defend justice: contracts must be fulfilled, regardless of the name you have.”

Then, Thebes praised the Argentine: “I adore it, it is the history of our football in the last 20 years: how could I make war on it? I just wanted them to respect the contracts. “According to the manager,”Messi's lawyers took part of the contract out of context and that was misleading. “ Furthermore, Tebas was delighted by the forward's decision (“he will continue to play for the club of his life and I hope that relations will be normal again”) and explained what his departure would have meant: “Anyone prefers to have Messi in their league, and it would be a shame if he decided to leave next year. However, since 2014 we have established that the LaLiga brand must be above players and clubs. It is the only way for our sector to remain profitable, and with each passing day the position of the LaLiga brand is consolidated “.

According to its top president, the Spanish championship “is doing very well and continues its challenge of internationalization and digitization that began four years ago.” Tebas also acknowledged that two years ago he was close to working for Serie A, although “the circumstances did not arise” and that the Spanish clubs “kindly forced him to avoid doubts.” However, he did not rule out a future in Calcio: “Italy is a great country, Serie A has a lot of room for improvement, although Spain and LaLiga always attract a lot. In any case, never say never.”