The response was expected.
She has arrived, and she is up to it.
Five days after the announcement of Kylian Mbappé's three-year extension in Paris, the LFP, in the words of Vincent Labrune, its president, finally reacts to the very virulent remarks that Javier Tebas, the boss of the Spanish Liga, had immediately held towards the player and his club.
Tebas had openly criticized PSG, on supposed sums aligned by the club to keep Mbappé: "What will PSG do by renewing Mbappé with huge sums of money - who knows where and how he pays them - after to have suffered losses of 700 million euros in recent seasons and to have more than 600 million euros in wages is an INSULT to football.
Al-Khelaïfi is as dangerous as the Super League.
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Lo que va a hacer el PSG renovando a Mbappé con grandes cantidades de dinero (a saber dónde y cómo las paga) despues de dar pérdidas por 700M€ en las últimas temporadas y tener mas 600M€ de masa salary, es un INSULTO al fútbol.
Al-Khelafi is a peligroso as the Superliga.
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— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) May 21, 2022
Labrune's response to our colleague from RMC is clear and clear: “We would like to express our disapproval, but also our incomprehension, in the strongest possible way, in the face of your latest attacks against Ligue 1 and one of our clubs.
We are all the more shocked by these attacks as you are President of European Leagues (supposed to represent all leagues in Europe, including Ligue 1) and a member of the UEFA Executive Committee (whose role is to promote collective interests of European football).
“Kylian Mbappé simply did not join your league by choice”
Labrune continues: "Your attacks on Ligue 1 and one of our clubs, Paris Saint-Germain, and one of our players, Kylian Mbappé, are based on your own interpretation of the financial non-viability and the competitive imbalance, which you repeatedly attribute to Ligue 1 and one of our clubs.
Your disrespectful remarks today seem to be directed at Kylian Mbappé who is widely recognized as one of the best players in the world and who simply did not join your league, by choice, despite a similar offer.
Unlike you, Ligue 1 welcomes and promotes players from our league and across Europe - including those in your league.
Someone in your various functions would be well advised to do the same”.
✨ More than ever, Ligue 1 is the League of Talents!
📌 Statement by Vincent Labrune 👉 https://t.co/PldbJdBcxC pic.twitter.com/QAo2kihyOK
– Professional Football League (@LFPfr) May 22, 2022
Severely criticized in Spain on the side of Madrid, the crack of Bondy and his club were also targeted this Wednesday by Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona: "The players end up being kidnapped for the money and those who sign at PSG have almost signed their slavery, he pointed out.
These are the effects of a club that has a state behind it.
This goes against the principles of the European Union.
It is a reflection to have on the sustainability of football in Europe”.
