Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, spoke to the media after the LaLiga Genuine event and once again pointed to the Superliga. In addition, the president of the employers’ association assured that Barça’s hypothetical agreement with the CVC would not ensure the signing of Haaland by the Catalan club.
The new Super League: “Florentino never loses, he is always up for something. The Super League is a concept that began many years ago and is more personal to Florentino, not so much to Real Madrid. It still exists, they give a lot of importance to what the EU can resolve, but the governments from Europe have already positioned themselves. They are working on another project, which will again be a failure, without the English teams, against UEFA, FIFA and the Premier.”
Barca and CVC: “I only know that Barcelona has joined LaLiga Genuine and I’m happier than if it comes with CVC. I don’t know anything, I’m not in the day-to-day of this. If they give me a choice, I prefer Barcelona in the LaLiga Genuine project than in CVC”.
Haaland’s signing: “For Barcelona to enter the CVC project would not allow the signing of Haaland, it is one more step, but he will have to take other steps to put himself in an economic situation to sign that type of player. But it is FC Barcelona’s strategy. I do not know if they will enter with CVC, but it would not be the only thing they should do.
An Mbappé-Haaland duo at the New Bernabéu?: “Everything indicates that Mbappé will be at Madrid, but at the moment it is not certain. What I do know and I have been saying for a while is that he will not be at PSG because he would have been done for months. And Haaland hopefully he will return to a team Spanish. For competitiveness, perhaps it would be better if he went to another team other than Real Madrid, but he would also be happy if he arrived at Madrid. These two stars at Real Madrid would be very important. When Hazard and Bale were brought in, it was said that would enhance and look what is happening. Luckily, the world of football is more complicated than what we see on paper”.
Barça’s victory in the Clásico: “It was a great match. This is the Barça that LaLiga likes, not the one at the beginning of the season, and that’s why I’m glad, because there is more competitiveness. Barça gave a football lesson. Also, I don’t think the league is decided. After the first day of the Champions League it seemed that Spanish football had sunk, and here we are with three teams in the quarterfinals. It is not decided, there are difficult games left for the clubs that are up there. I think it will be a league of less than 90 points, very competitive in all aspects.”
The anger of professional teams with arbitration: “It is true that sometimes there is a lack of criteria, especially with the hands, but I know that the CTA is trying to find a solution. It would be necessary to reflect on whether it would be convenient to make an independent unit of the referees, other than those who whistle at pitches that do the VAR. That might unify the criteria more.”
The new fair-play de la UEFA: “We have participated a lot, it seems quite good to us as it has turned out and we want it to be approved that way. Economic sustainability in football is very important, almost above competitiveness. There are hundreds of thousands of jobs that depend on the clubs , the leagues, of this industry, and it is very important that it be economically sustainable. There will be things that can affect the state clubs more, that all sponsorships and operations be market based. We all want the income to be real”.
Iker Casillas: “Madrid depends on itself to win LaLiga”
Real Madrid: “Football lives from day to day and after a defeat against Barça and more at home it hurts much more, but the good thing about it is that there is the speed that there is another game and two other competitions. Now with the break neither You have to think much more and the focus must be on the future”.
Classification: “Madrid continues to be first and depending on itself to win LaLiga. There are always times when you can lose the advantage. You have to continue the same and in that dynamic”.
Xavi: “Surely he knows that everything entails a process and a path. You have to analyze as the days go by. He has been a coach in Qatar and now he is a coach of an important team, but he still has all the experiences to live, the good and bad.”
vinicius: “He has progressed very well since he arrived, but at Real Madrid they will always demand much more of you. He knows this and what we want is for any player who wears the Real Madrid shirt to do their best. He knows that He is a great player and they are going to demand him, but every time he catches the ball, the defender and those around him are watching him”.
Opening of the goalkeeping academy: “It is a project that I have been talking about with LaLiga for a long time. It has the novelty that it will be exclusive to promote the country’s goalkeepers much more.”
Del Bosque: “The easiest thing is to mess with Ancelotti, Modric and Kroos after the Clásico”
Real Madrid: “The easiest thing is to mess with the coach and the veterans. Modric and Kroos are extraordinary players, they have been showing it for years and years and as soon as it is said that Real Madrid does not do a good job, those who are going to accuse Modric and Kroos. But it is the law of football.”
LaLiga: “The normal thing is that Real Madrid wins it. They have an almost impossible advantage to recover, but in football nothing can be sentenced. There are a lot of points, but also a lot of days”.
Champions: “When PSG was eliminated it was a magnificent night and the other day only three points were lost, but nobody can hide that a Clásico always has something more than a simple game and three points”.
Xavi: “He has an excellent future as a coach. Surely he could be the new Guardiola. The stages go by, Pep did an extraordinary job, he left recognition within Barcelona, and Xavi is also qualified for it
Pedri-Iniesta: “It doesn’t make sense to compare Pedri with Iniesta. There are no two alike, each one has their own way of understanding the game. Pedri is playing very good games and is earning the esteem of the whole world.
Selection: “I see the National Team very well ahead of Qatar 2022. We have another good generation of players, well oriented from the bench. We have all our hopes pinned on having a good World Cup”.