Mbappé To Join Real Madrid, Liga President Javier Tebas Takes a Swipe at Ligue 1

Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, has commented on Kylian Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid, with a subtle dig at Ligue 1 along the way.

Javier Tebas and Real Madrid have emerged victorious. Kylian Mbappé is set to join Real Madrid, despite the efforts of Ligue 1 and PSG. It’s a win for the Spaniards. « The departures of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo did not cause damage because we (La Liga) did not step back, even though with them, we would have surely grown faster. »

« The French league with Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé did not grow, Cristiano Ronaldo went to Italy, and the international revenues of the Italian league did not increase. Whereas ours did, » Javier Tebas told AS newspaper.

« For sponsors and audiovisual media, what matters most to them is that the competition is economically sustainable, that seven years later it continues to be highly competitive, and that there are still very good players in Spain. This year, we have the best in the world, which is Bellingham; last season, Lewandowski was at a high level, and Atletico had Griezmann. If Mbappé comes, it will help us to be more competitive and to grow even faster, » Tebas emphasized.