Fewer superstars, horrific debts and even more problems: La Liga starts “year 1 after Messi” with worries

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After the Argentine’s departure, there was nothing to celebrate, he said. “We all lose, not just FC Barcelona,” stressed Moreno, scorer of the 1-1 draw for Villarreal in the lost Supercup game against Chelsea FC on Wednesday evening. The trade newspaper AS wrote that the start of the 91st season of the first division was accompanied by “depressing feelings”. There is a mood of mourning for the farewell of the last really big star not only in the football scene. Tennis king Rafael Nadal made no secret of his sadness. “It will be very sad not to be able to enjoy Messi every weekend anymore.” Important detail: Nadal is not a Barça fan, but a supporter of arch rivals Real Madrid.

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Just a few years ago, the Primera División was considered the strongest and most attractive league in the world. At times she had the three most well-known footballers with Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi – along with other “talkative” stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mesut Özil & Co. Before that was the time of the Real “Galactics” around David Beckham, Brazil’s Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane plus Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o and many more. The fact that, in addition to Messi, the former Real captain Sergio Ramos has now moved to Paris completes the decline that began with the departure of Neymar (2017) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2018).

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A report in the newspaper also shows that the clubs have no money The country: Accordingly, all La Liga clubs have only spent 127 million euros on reinforcements this summer. This puts them well behind the English Premier League (935 million), the Italian Serie A (373), the Bundesliga (318) and even behind the French Ligue 1 (287), although PSG did not have to spend a cent on Messi or Ramos . Keyword mismanagement: In the summer of 2019, La Liga still shopped for 1.5 billion despite high debts.

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League boss Javier Tebas is aware of the threatening situation and therefore reached a controversial agreement with an investor from Luxembourg, which was approved on Thursday by clubs in the 1st and 2nd leagues with 38 to 4 votes, including defending champion Atlético Madrid . The former Formula 1 owner CVC will take over a share of 10.95 percent in Spanish professional football for almost 2.7 billion euros for the next 50 years.

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Barcelona and Real meanwhile voted against it with two other clubs. Los Blancos even threatened legal action to prevent the deal. Due to a compromise solution reached shortly before the vote, according to the media, there will probably be no dispute: The two Topckubs will therefore remain unaffected by the deal. They don’t get any money, but they don’t give up any rights either. Surprising? Not at all. Despite opposition from UEFA and many fans, the two major clubs continued to rely on the founding of the controversial super league, which would further cement the two-tier society in football. Zoff and new problems are programmed.

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