The president of LaLiga Javier Tebas reflected on the reasons that led Barça to be able to sign in this last transfer market at the ‘Festival dello Sport’, an event organized by ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ in Trento: “They only spent three million” , he stated about the Barça club’s movements. “There are rules that force you to sell before signing: for every 100 you save, you can spend 40.” “Barcelona cannot lose its competitiveness and must move between these rules to be able to sign,” he added.
Tebas guaranteed the sustainability of the Spanish league, “despite the difficulties suffered after the covid.” He also highlighted LaLiga’s ability to recover after the goodbyes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi from Spanish football, departures that “did not pose a problem,” according to the Spanish leader: “Our numbers continue to be extraordinary. Since 2015, we have worked with a growth strategy for the brand, the teams and the tournament. “It is a very competitive league thanks to the fact that our teams also did great things in Europe,” he stressed.
In this regard, he highlighted the 34 European titles that Spanish teams have won since 2000 and named “increasingly competitive” teams such as Atlético de Madrid, Real Betis, Sevilla, Villarreal…”
Regarding the economic situation of other competitions, the president of LaLiga spoke of the Premier League: “The expenses of the owners there are enormous and it is difficult to keep up.” On the contrary, Tebas praised the sustainability of the national championship and defended the idea of not “create losses as happens in other places.” He also criticized the signing of Kane this summer for Bayern or the expenses of Chelsea and Manchester United.
“In Italy there are clubs with losses: their owners must intervene to clean up their accounts and the payment of taxes can be deferred, something that does not exist in Spain. Serie A was able to buy important footballers thanks to some aid. In France, PSG “They lost 605 million, and without the tricks on their balance sheets there would be many more. They have the title of champion in wasting money,” Tebas commented on the Italian and French league.
Regarding the emergence of Saudi Arabia in the transfer market and its potential in world football, Javier Tebas understands that “it is not a threat at the moment”, because “it is a championship without history.” “It must grow a lot to be a danger for the top championships,” he said about the Saudi Pro League.
