"The crisis for the coronavirus is global, but in each country it is different. The level of debt of Italian football is very high, double that of Liga and Bundesliga, with a lower turnover. The economic situation of Serie A it is much more complicated and the solution cannot be to hire Messi. And anyway I don't think it will go away ". In the midst of a crisis for the coronavirus, the president of the Spanish Liga Javier Tebas dismisses the suggestions on a landing of the Barcelona star in Italian football, speaking in a videoconference with the international media.
"I speak globally - continues Tebas, who in the past has been close to becoming CEO of the Serie A League - because each club has its own history. To understand the situation of a championship, look at the figures of revenues and debts This relationship in Serie A is very stressful for the economy of Italian football. I would like to keep Messi, and I don't think he will leave Spain. But when Cristiano Ronaldo went away, everyone said that the revenues would decrease and instead those increased of TV rights. Even in Portugal. A star can help, but it is not essential to grow a competition: there are also other tools ".
"If we didn't go back to playing, the economic impact for the Spanish league will be around one billion euros, including the revenues that clubs would not receive from the European Cups: 300 million if we played behind closed doors; 150 with the public Personally, I think that both the national championships and the European Cups can be concluded ".
Canceling the season "is not an option on the table - insists Tebas - But I don't think we will be able to go back to regular training before April 26th. With UEFA we are analyzing different scenarios. The most likely foresees the recovery on May 29th, otherwise June 6-7 or even June 28. We must see above all what will happen in April ".
Finally, Tebas underlines that "for European football it is important that the financial fair play endures as it is, no club can take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to not pay. There would be the risk of a domino effect". It also rejected the idea of new formats, including the Super League: "In this situation, it would generate an even greater crisis for everyone, it would be a failure".
