Javier Tebas, president of the Professional Football League, gave an extensive interview to the daily SPORT and, without mincing words, addressed Messi’s departure from Barcelona.
«Ronaldo, Guardiola, Mourinho left… We had the great luck to have the two best players in the world in the two best teams on the planet and in La Liga we have taken the opportunity to place ourselves on the front line in the world. Perhaps Messi’s departure was the most painful, because I personally consider him the best in history. He didn’t deserve to leave like that, not only from Barça, nor from the championship. Messi’s departure could have been avoided», he stressed.
“I spoke with President Laporta personally by telephone. Solutions were sought, if the reason was economic. I think next season we’ll see if Messi really could have stayed. I respect the club, but it is necessary to tell things as they are. It wasn’t an economic decision, I’m sure,” he said, referring to the league’s million-dollar agreement with the CVC group to inject money into the championship.
“If Laporta reached an agreement with Messi, it is because he accepted the agreement. It was more than a month in favor, so it said that things were going well. He even called me a few times to speed up the operation because Messi was getting nervous», he challenged.
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