“The English model does not make business sustainable”

Xavier Thebes president of LaLiga, defended this Thursday the “sustained growth” experienced by Spanish professional football; He declared that the “English model does not make the business sustainable and apart from that it has not given them sporting results” and assured that the championship he presided over “will never be world champion of losses like Italy”.

thebes This was revealed during the presentation of the annual Economic Report of LaLiga 2021-22, which reflects that professional Spanish clubs have achieved a revenue figure in that course similar to before the pandemic, with a total of 4,838.1 million euros, which representing an increase of 22.6%. The forecast is for a positive net result again next year, although still far from the years before the health crisis.

For him president of La Liga, “The real economic comparison of football must be made based on some parameters” and although “England is a more powerful country economically and you have to compare what is comparable” you also have to “see the ratio that is applied “.

“We are second in income among the inhabitants of the country, but we will immediately return to the first place if we continue on this path of sustainable growth,” commented Tebas, stressing that “at the level of football Spain is superior to Germany , the country economically. strong in Europe, or in Italy”.

He also admitted that he was “worried that other lower competitions” would catch up with Spain and guaranteed that “where we will not compete is in the world championship of the defeats that Italy won.” “We are competing at the highest level with the most powerful economies in Europe,” he stressed.

“The important thing is to grow in a sustainable way because otherwise we are putting thousands of jobs at risk. You have to read the White Paper that the British government about soccer. They don’t know how to stop overspending and if it continues down that path it will start destroying jobs. If this continues, there will be a bad end,” he said.

For thebesin favor of “avoiding sheikhs, state clubs or American patrons who freely invest money and increase the market”, “if we want the clubs to be bicentennial and we can be proud, we have to be champions at a sustainable level. , not debt champions”.

“The English model does not make the business sustainable. In Spain the clubs do not want it and we will not implement it. We will see if in England, when jobs are destroyed and the economic situation is not good, they want their model. Loss models cannot exist in economies,” he said.

In his opinion, “it will be easy for the Spanish League to compete with the Premier if we open economic control.” “We allow them to spend whatever they want, we are filled with American patrons and we welcome some state clubs, who came and said here you can’t do what you want,” he said.

“To reach thein the English league se has to produce that in terms of commercial income we reach them and in that we are far away. Spanish soccer has the best paid per capita income ratio. If we want to get closer to the English League there, there has to be a higher birth rate and that is not a question of LaLiga,” he declared.

However, he emphasized that “their model did not lead them to success in European sports.” “I don’t remember the last Ballon d’Or playing in the Premier,” he commented.

javier thebes He doesn’t want to get involved in the matter of super league and sent to the British Government, saying “the club that wants to play it cannot compete in the League.”

“Their pulse did not tremble. No one said anything about the clubs. In England, Germany, France or Italy there was no talk about the Super League. It is a very complicated project, impossible for me, despite of what the European Union can say “, he emphasized.

The supreme leader of LaLiga He said that he is not afraid that good footballers will leave the championship or that some of the international stars will not want to play in Spain.

“I would worry if the cost was higher and it could not be paid, not that the signings were not made. If we do the analysis of the investment of the players we have to realize that the biggest investor, which is Real Madrid, is not make any investment for two years. incorporations because it considers that the staff is the right one. As long as the teams are competitive in Europe, everything is good”, commented.

“The Ballon d’Or (Karim Benzema) is playing in Spain, the revelation player, which is Vinicius, too. The Golden Boy (Gavi) is here, Antoine Griezmann continues. Our great players do not leave, they stay here, but it seems you have to spend just to spend,” he said.

thebes He defended the Impulse Plan for the growth of clubs although he warned that its “effects will start to be seen from the third or fourth season”.

“70% is for digital issues or infrastructure reform and it takes time to see. A stadium is not built in an afternoon unless you are Fernando Roig, who will do it in six months. It is seen we are fixing the stadium, creating academies and residences and that will be seen over time”, concluded