LaLiga president, Javier Tebas, has stated he was by no means critically bothered concerning the affect Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona this summer season would have had on the league.
Messi made a dramatic u-turn on his try and power his manner out of Barca on Friday.
The 33-year-old nonetheless insisted the membership’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, had “damaged his phrase” over an exit clause in his contract.
LaLiga had taken Barcelona’s aspect within the dispute, stating that Messi’s 700-million-euro launch clause nonetheless utilized.
Requested on Monday if Messi’s departure had been a critical fear for him, Tebas informed reporters: “A critical fear, no. A fear, sure.
“La Liga has been working for fairly a number of years to make sure that as a model it’s above particular person gamers and golf equipment so the worth shouldn’t be affected by one or two gamers.
“However there was some fear as a result of after 20 years with us, you need him to be right here and never in one other league.”