José Manuel Franco, president of the CSD, appeared before the media after the refusal of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic to meet with LaLiga at the CSD to try to find a point of agreement in the conflict of the LaLiga Impulso project.
Attempt to approach: “The meeting had been organized by the institutional obligation to seek the greatest possible consensus within the world of football. It is essential that there is greater agreement between those involved. We hope to bring positions closer between the parties and I do not want to blame anyone. Let the clubs know that the CSD continues with the doors open for everything that is to improve understanding for Spanish football, that it cannot allow itself to be constantly in court. We must seek agreements. There were varied claims. We were asked to annul the Assembly of tomorrow and we, based on the report of the State Bar, we cannot. They can only be annulled by very specific criteria and they are not given. We cannot annul the Assembly tomorrow. Also, based on another report from the Advocacy, the CSD should not intervene in agreements between individuals, such as CVC and LaLiga. Faced with this situation, we could not participate with our arms crossed and our desire was to bring everyone together. the parties to find meeting points. When you start a meeting, the parties have to compromise on some issues and that is what was intended. We’re going to keep trying, whatever happens tomorrow. We are going to try a broad agreement in Spanish football. I do not want victims or executioners, or guilty or saviors. That is my institutional obligation. “
Plan of the clubs: “I am not disappointed, the truth. One reaches these levels of knowledge that few things surprise me. I remain in my thesis that whatever happens tomorrow is that our willingness to bring the parts closer together is absolute.”
Legality of the agreement: “We have not assessed the fund from the moment the State Attorney tells us we are not competent to do so. If it comes to justice, it will have to be the one to decide. We are not competent to judge its legality.”
Club reasons: “We have been told that there was no point in a meeting in which we did not cancel the call for the Assembly tomorrow. It was not essential to cancel that meeting. The point was to seek points of agreement. It is good for the international prestige of our football have to prosecute each issue that arises. It is essential that there is greater agreement between the parties. “
No competencies: “The CSD does not have powers to solve it, but the moral obligation to seek understanding. It is to seek an agreement, not to give the absolute reason to one of the parties.”
Agreement: “You can call me delusional, but we are going to continue working to find an agreement. At least a minimum of understanding.”
Consent: “The possibility was sought for LaLiga to postpone tomorrow’s meeting. It could be an option for consensus, but it has not happened because there has been no meeting. A possibility that would not be bad.”
CSD money: “If this hypothetical agreement is signed, the CSD would not win or lose. Our lives are not going to be in this agreement. We are going to continue with the same claims and receive the same. It would not be very appropriate to receive that money until there is a firm decision. “
Women’s Football: “We are going to try to advance the professionalization of women’s football. We will see the form. There are six months that can be extended, there is still time.”