These statements leave the Barça fans puzzled!
As badly as the free transfer of club icon Leo Messi (34) to Paris Saint-Germain the “Blaugrana” hurt, it seemed clear for a long time: The separation after 21 years together was without alternative for financial reasons. President Joan Laporta (59) blamed Barça’s mountain of debt of over 1.3 billion euros and the wage cap strictly controlled by the Spanish League Association. Credible?
Surprisingly, La Liga boss Javier Tebas (59) contradicts this! When asked by the Catalan sports newspaper “Sport” whether the Messi-Aus could have been prevented, he said: “Yes. I discussed the matter with Laporta and its board of directors. Solutions were sought. Unless the problem was financial … If it was for some other reason, I can’t judge. I think next year – when Barça announces their financial results – we’ll see if Messi could actually have stayed or not. “
Then Tebas drops the bomb! “It wasn’t a financial decision. I know that for sure. ”He won’t be specific, but in the course of the interview the league boss lets one possible reason for his statement shine through: Barça’s rejection of a billion-dollar deal between the Spanish professional clubs and the Luxembourg risk corporation“ CVC ”!
Tebas: “Laporta was there for more than a month. That’s why he said at the time that things (the Messi extension) were going well. He even called me twice to speed up the deal because Messi was starting to get nervous. “The Spaniard says:” The decision not to let the deal go through in the last 72 hours was very related to the environment Super League connected and the strategy that Real Madrid is pursuing. “
So did the arch-rivals’ influence prevent a billion-dollar deal that could have prevented Messi’s end? Tebas suggests just that! “I have the feeling that there is a psychological kidnapping at Barça by Florentino Pérez (Real President; d. Ed.) And madridismo. Something like an inferiority complex. ”The justification for this steep thesis:“ Laporta made the argument that Barça was not in the European Cup once in the 1950s and he doesn’t want this to happen again. That leads to the psychological kidnapping I’m talking about. I have already seen that under President Bartomeu and now see it further under Laporta. “
So could Laporta have done more to keep Messi? Or is Tebas just out of frustration about the failed investment against the president? There will be no clarity until Barça publishes its next annual report …
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