Javier Tebas referred to the possible return of Leo Messi to Barcelona. The president of LaLiga, who basically will be the one who has the last word for the registration of the Argentine star, gave some clues about what may be the keys to the Messi operation at Barça. “If he returns, he will earn less than at PSG,” the employer’s leader revealed in the presentation of the Economic Report of the 21-22 League.

It is the first time that Tebas has spoken so openly about the possibility that Messi, who left for Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021, will dress as a blaugrana again. In part, the president of LaLiga speaks with knowledge since he has in his possession the economic viability plan that Barça presented for the next season. In that project, the club already put in writing its intention to have its former captain.

Messi’s salary this season at PSG exceeded 35 million, a figure that also exceeded what was his last season as a Barcelona player, 20-21. So Thebes is clear that if an agreement is reached between Joan Laporta’s entity and Leo Messi, the salary will have to be less.

Thebes knows that the arrival of the world champion would give a new impetus to the LaLiga business. “I would particularly like Messi to come,” he admitted. Although that does not mean that a specific rule is going to be made to fit the crack. “Here you don’t see if they bring the documentation for Leo Messi or Kylian Mbappé. It is not seen, as they say, if for Messi in LaLiga they open his wide sleeve. What is clear is that there is economic control and to incorporate players you have to comply with it ”, he made it clear.

He was not the only important man in LaLiga who cited Barcelona and the Messi plan. The financial director, Javier Gómez, assured that in the meeting that he had with Mateu Alemany last week, Messi was not discussed. “We talked about Gavi. Barça’s priority at this time is to solve this dispute with us, ”he pointed out.

Of course, Thebes used the Argentine’s desire to return, he used it to throw a dart at the Premier League. “I don’t remember the last Ballon d’Or he played in the Premier. The best players have stayed in Spain. And now I read that the best player in the history of football wants to play in Spain again, even charging less”. By the way, it was Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008.

The president of the club employers’ association also made reference to what can happen in Barcelona in the summer market, in which he needs to make significant savings to make room for Messi but also to the registrations of the new contracts for Gavi, Araújo or Bucket. “I think, this is my personal opinion, that Barcelona is going to make good sales,” he suggested as the most feasible source of income.

Lastly, Thebes touched on the crisis over the Negreira case and placed itself in a favorable scenario for the interests of Barcelona. According to his opinion, Barça will not be penalized without the Champions League. “What I think is that nobody contemplates that he is excluded from the Champions League next season,” he said.