La Liga President ‘Attacks’ PSG Over Players’ Age After Signing Lionel Messi, 34, and Ramos, 35
- Javier Tebas who is the current president of La Liga has called out Paris Saint-Germain over their recent signings
- The La Liga boss branded the club as a “league of legends” as they now pay aged Messi and Sergio Ramos heavily
- According to the politician, PSG looks like the league of legends given the age of some players they signed during the summer
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La Liga president Javier Tebas has stated that French club Paris Saint-Germain is as dangerous as the Super League after the Ligue 1 outfit signed Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos, SunSport reports.
Tebas branded the French team as the “league of legends” due to the age of both players who left Spanish football during the summer.
The former Barcelona captain Lionel Messi who is 34 years old will earn £53million a year, while ex-Real Madrid defender Ramos, 35, will receive more than £10m a season.
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Although Mauricio Pochettino also signed two 22-year-olds, Inter Milan wing-back Achraf Hakimi and AC Milan's Italy keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Tebas blasted the club.
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He said via Reuters:
"PSG looks like the league of legends given the age of some players. 'LaLiga has young players like Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid). The problem of PSG, we will solve it.
"What PSG are doing is as dangerous as the Super League."
Tebas also promised to "work against club states" like PSG, whose owners Qatar Sports Investments pump in huge sums.
He added:
"We will continue to grow despite the departure of Messi.
Messi finally celebrates Copa America title with Argentineans
Messi celebrated the Copa America title in front of Argentinean fans after their 3-0 win over Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers.
Messi put up a 5-star performance in the encounter finding the back of the net once in the first half and then getting a brace in the second half.
But the best moment came after final whistle as the 34-year-old and his teammates lifted their summer triumph by parading the title in front of the home fans.
The PSG star had too much that he was reduced to tears of joy in what could be described as incredibly emotional scenes.
How Neymar tried to return to Barcleona before Messi’s exit
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that president of Barcelona football club of Spain Joan Laporta has stated that Brazilian legend Neymar was desperate in reuniting with Lionel Messi at the Catalan club before the Argentine left, Sky Sports reports.
Laporta stated that Neymar was keen on a return to the Catalan outfit having left to join French club Paris Saint-Germain.
The playmaker was at the La Liga club for four years helping them to win two La Liga titles, three Copa del Reys and a Champions League.
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