French giants Paris Saint-Germain signed Lionel Messi this season.© Instagram
La Liga president Javier Tebas on Wednesday hit out at Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain and what he referred to as “club-states” after the French membership signed Lionel Messi and a number of stars within the switch window. “The club-states are as harmful for the ecosystem of soccer because the Tremendous League,” Tebas stated on Twitter. “We had been vital in the direction of the Tremendous League as a result of it destroyed European soccer and we’re equally vital of PSG,” he added. Tebas stated PSG paying Messi a reported wage of 500,000 euros ($590,000) per week was “unsustainable” when TV revenues for France’s Ligue 1 are down 40 % and the coronavirus pandemic has brought on deep losses.
Messi’s tearful departure from cash-strapped Barcelona means the Spanish league has now misplaced its three largest names within the area of 5 years.
Neymar moved to PSG from Barca for a world report 222 million euros in 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo left Actual Madrid to affix Juventus in 2018 and PSG lured Messi away from the Catalans, who might not afford to maintain the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
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Through the switch window that closed on Tuesday, PSG additionally signed Actual Madrid’s veteran defender Sergio Ramos, Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Morocco defender Ashraf Hakimi, Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and Portugal defender Nuno Mendes.
The French membership, who will bid to win the Champions League for the primary time this season, additionally turned down a lot of bids from Actual for ahead Kylian Mbappe.
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