'If Lionel Messi leaves it would not be a drama': LaLiga chief Javier Tebas believes Spanish top flight will be just as strong without Barcelona star with Inter Milan plotting sensational move
- Inter Milan are plotting a sensational move for the six-time Ballon d'Or winner
- Lionel Messi is about to enter the final year of his contract at the Nou Camp
- Javier Tebas insists LaLiga will not be negatively impacted should the star leave
LaLiga chief Javier Tebas believes the Spanish top flight will be just as strong without Lionel Messi should the Barcelona star depart.
Serie A side Inter Milan are plotting a sensational move for the six-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Messi is on the verge of entering the final year of his contract at the Nou Camp with his deal up in the summer of 2021.
Serie A side Inter Milan are plotting a sensational move for Barcelona star Lionel Messi
While Tebas is keen to see Messi remain at the Catalan giants he insists LaLiga will not be negatively impacted should the superstar leave.
'I do not think that the arrival of Messi can solve the problems of Serie A, which are linked to the bad relationship between debts, high and insufficient collections,' he said.
'Serie A's figures are stressed, and these economic problems certainly are not solved by Leo Messi.
LaLiga chief Javier Tebas believes the Spanish top flight will be just as strong without Messi
'I would like Messi to stay here, but if he leaves it would not be a drama.
'It was said that without Cristiano Ronaldo the league would have lost money, and instead we have earned it, even in Portugal. Players help but are not essential to a championship.'
Former Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes that it isn't 'an impossible dream' for the Italian side to sign Messi this summer.
Moratti told Rai Radio 1: 'It's by no means an impossible dream. Perhaps it wasn't before this situation, and I think there is an effort on the part of the owners to try and bring him to Inter.
'I'm not sure if this situation will change the objective positively or negatively, but it has disrupted everything.
'We can't be overly opportunistic because exploiting this situation can rock football, but I think there is a possibility that we see rather strange things at the end of the season.'
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