Thebes: “I hope Messi finishes his sports career in Spain”

The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, lamented this Wednesday that the Argentine’s “movie”. Lionel Messi with Spanish football, he had a “sad ending”, considering that the best thing for ‘La Pulga’ was to end his sports career in the European country.

“Messi his LaLiga career did not end because Leo and FC Barcelona did not agree. I want him to stay and finish his sports career in Spain. It’s the best for him, for me and for Barcelona,” he said. thebes in a press conference, after his participation in the Sports Summit Leaders event, organized in Buenos Aires by the sports newspaper Olé.

The current striker for Inter Miami commented, when he arrived in Major League Soccer (MLS), that he had a “complicated” stay in France because he did not want to leave the Catalan club, but that he and his family are very happy now . in Florida (USA).

“Leo he has a family and a way of thinking; Besides, he seems to have been looking for new experiences for several years. I hope he goes to Spanish football and not to PSG. The ending of this movie was sad in between Messi and Spanish football”, added the president of LaLiga.

Besides, thebes He ruled out that the emerging markets of other soccer leagues could follow the traditional European sports institutions due to the lack of a “good brand”.

“MLS has sought to position itself as a great brand for a long time, but has been unsuccessful. Messi at this time it will help to increase knowledge, but they have an example in Miami”, indicated the head of Spanish soccer.

Currently, the MLS, with the presence of Messiand the Saudi League, where Cristiano Ronaldo games for Al-Nassr, have experienced an increase in their recognition and economic activity thanks to the inclusion of these numbers, who are in Spain, in their respective championships.

“Competitions are not made with players, but with the names of the clubs. You have to work more on the competition and on the brand. The Saudi league covers me, but it does not worry me. It is not compete against us. We can see its capacity, but it takes a long time to create a good brand,” he said.

In this sense, Tebas compared the situation in the French league, when Paris-Saint Germain was in its ranks. Kylian Mbappé, with Messi and Neymarwith the German and considers that the Bundesliga maintains a “good competition” without too many outstanding numbers.

“The French league has no growth. It is true that the players make a league more attractive, but the condition for it to last over time is the brands of the clubs and the competitions,” he equated.

“You are there in the Bundesliga, teams like Bayern Munich they have great competition and never big stars. They continue to maintain a level equal to ours, achieving sporting successes and never had a Messi or a Cristiano Ronaldobecause the brand of the club and the competition are above all”, he concluded.