Javier Tebas: “Laporta will call me angry, but it is almost impossible for Barcelona to sign”

President of the association Liga, Javier Thebes, He assured this Thursday that it is “practically impossible” for Barcelona to sign new players next summer and reminded that they have already prevented the Blaugrana from signing this winter, while on the other hand he denied that he envied them Premier League and expressed regret that the project super league stay alive

“I’m already announcing, and the president will call me Laporta angry… But Jan, it’s practically impossible for Barcelona to incorporate players in the summer. A lot of things will have to change because, if not, the institution will be in trouble“, he appealed. In this way, Javier Tebas assured that no matter how angry the Barcelona president is, the Blaugrana club will not be able to sign unless there is a radical turnaround in the entity’s economy.

«We didn’t allow Barcelona to sign players this winter and they won’t be able to sign players next summer. In addition to the famous bars, last summer the club made bars for 5% of their turnover. But in other clubs it could be a problem. We acted quickly and self-regulated. No one can make leverage that represents 5 percent of the turnover,” he said.

Some economic levers approved by the Blaugrana club, such as the sale of part of its own assets as part of the television rights or part Barca Studios, and that the League wants to avoid repetition. “The worst thing can have financial control it is in the institution that the same has not been fulfilled”, said Tebas.

“If we look the other way with Barcelona, ​​which is a very important club for the League, regarding the economic issue, we would be doing ourselves a disservice to the competition itself”he said, about why he wants to prevent the club from jumping fair play financially even though it leads him not to sign and strengthen the team.

And it is that Tebas assured in the half-hour performance that he does not miss the time in which he signed without control. “I neither miss that time nor want it. I want more balanced competition, I don’t Real Madrid can buy any player with extreme ease. Nor is that what I would want for English football. The rules of 10 years ago do not apply now, he asserted.

On the other hand, since he was in London, he assured that he was not envious Premier League English. “Envy? No. On a commercial and audiovisual level, it is the best product in the world, the result of many years of work. We are realistic, and it is very difficult for the League to reach the Premiere level,” he appealed.

On the other hand, he was “proud” that the league’s clubs are surpassing those of the Premier League in European titles. “I feel very proud of Real Madrid, Sevilla, Villarreal. This shows that money is not everything in football, that it gives a competitive advantage, but there are other factors as well. We don’t think it’s about taking money from the Premier to give to other leagues. I am proud of the success, because less money means more work in the quarry reconnaissance”, he showed.

The Super League lives up to its concept

As for the Superliga, he regrets that his concept – unlike the league – does not die. «Superliga is not dead, because it is a message that European football must be in the hands of the richest. This is the message of the president of Real Madrid, that ‘we will share among the best, and the rest we will give a little money and you will be happy’. It was as if the banks were running the states,” he said.

“Yes, it’s true that there are things that the Superliga has said are correct, such as the management has to be improved and the system has to be improved. fair play financial. It is no coincidence that Madrid is leading the issue fair play in the Super League, because they cannot have losses. But the way is to improve management, find a balance between big, medium and small clubs and have fair play”, He detailed how European football should improve.