Tebas: "Laporta will call me angry but it is almost impossible for Barça to sign"

"I don't envy the Premier League because we are not at the same economic level"

"The Super League has not died, because its message is that European football must be in the hands of the richest"

MADRID, 2 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, assured this Thursday that it is "practically impossible" for FC Barcelona to sign new players next summer and recalled that they have already prevented the blaugrana from signing this winter, while on the other hand he denied being envious of the Premier League and regretted that the Super League project is still alive.

"I already announce, and President Laporta will call me angry... But it is that 'Jan', it is practically impossible for Barcelona to incorporate players in the summer. Much will have to change because, if not, the institution will be in trouble," he appealed. .

Javier Tebas, at the Business of Football Summit of the Financial Times that is held at 'The Biltmore Mayfair' in London, assured in this way that no matter how angry the president of FC Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, may be, the blaugrana club will not be able to sign except for a radical turn in the economy of the entity.

"We haven't let FC Barcelona sign players this winter, and next summer they won't be able to sign players. With the famous levers, Barça made levers last summer for 5 percent of their turnover. But In other clubs, this could be a problem. We have acted and we have quickly self-regulated. Nobody can make levers that suppose 5 percent of the turnover", he stated.

Some economic levers that the Blaugrana club approved, such as selling part of its own assets as part of the television rights or part of 'Barça Studios', and that LaLiga wants to avoid repeating. "The worst thing that economic control can have in an institution is that it is not fulfilled," said Tebas.

"If with FC Barcelona, ​​which is a very important club for LaLiga, we looked the other way on the economic issue, we would do ourselves a disservice for the competition itself," he said, about why he wants to prevent Barça from skipping the 'fair' play 'financial although this leads him not to sign and not to reinforce the squad.

And it is that Tebas, in half an hour of appearance, assured that he does not miss the time in which he signed without control. "I neither miss that time nor do I want it. I want a more balanced competition, I don't want Real Madrid to be able to buy any player with extraordinary ease. It's not what I would want for English football either. The rules of 10 years ago are not valid now years," he argued.

On the other hand, while in London, he assured that he is not envious of the English Premier League. Envy? No. The Premier League at a commercial and audiovisual level is the best product in the world, the result of many years of work. We are realistic, and for LaLiga it is very difficult to reach the level of the Premier", he appealed.

"I congratulate the Premier because they have been number 1 and have marked the way for us. Every day I learn from the Premier, but it does not mean that in what we consider to be taking the wrong path, such as contributions to constant losses from their owners, not be criticized. But the English government has also said it, that the excessive contribution of capital is a problem," he added.

"We are not envious of the Premier League, quite the opposite. We are learning at a commercial and audiovisual level, we are aware that it is the best product and that it will be difficult to reach and pass it in many years. I am not envious of the Premier because we are not up to same level. Another thing is at a sporting level", he stressed.

In this sense, he regretted that the Premier League has not known or wanted to regulate itself, as LaLiga has done. "I think it is necessary that there is a clearer regulation in the economic sphere. Because if the Premier, at the head, does not have economic sustainability, all football will fall downwards," he lamented.

"The Bundesliga and LaLiga have half the turnover of the Premier. Including transfers, LaLiga generates 4,000 million euros a year. The Bundesliga generates 4,000 million a year. The Premier generates 7,500 million euros a year. A difference of almost double. The normal thing would be for the Premier to sign twice, but it is that they sign four times more in the last markets," he charged against the Premier's transfer policy.

In this regard, he added that it cannot be that there is an investment without control. "It's already something strange, but there is something worse than the net balance; the Premier has a negative balance of 1,200 million between signings and sales. There is excess contribution and investment from the owners. How does it affect us? Well, in that the Premier inflates the sector," he lamented.

On the other hand, he was "proud" that LaLiga clubs surpass those of the Premier in European titles. "I feel very proud, of Real Madrid, of Sevilla, of Villarreal. It shows that not everything is money in football, that it gives a competitive advantage but there are other factors. We don't think it's a matter of taking money from the Premier to give it to other leagues. I feel proud of the success, because less money means more youth work and 'scouting'", he said.

As for the Super League, he regretted that his concept -contrary to that of LaLiga- does not die. "The Super League has not died, because it is the message that European football must be in the hands of the richest. It is the message of the president of Real Madrid, that 'we will distribute it among the best and we will give the rest a little money and you will be happy.'

"Yes, it is true that there are things that the Super League has stated that they are right, such as that governance must be improved and financial fair play must be improved. It is no coincidence that Madrid leads the issue of 'fair play' ' in the Super League, because it can't have losses. But the path is to improve governance, find a balance between large, medium and small clubs and have 'fair play'", he detailed on how European football should improve.