The Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports,

José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes

, has described as "an exorbitant thing" the contract of the footballer Leo Messi with FC Barcelona, ​​revealed exclusively by EL MUNDO, and has affirmed that although in a market society they can put caps on these fees, "we have a problem with what it means."

"It is true that these exorbitant things collide a lot," he admitted in an interview on Telemadrid when asked about the figures for the Argentine forward's contract, which amount to more than 555 million euros gross for four seasons.

In his opinion, these salaries in the world of football come from behind, and not only in Spain, but throughout the world, although "now it is more visible in a crisis situation and when people have a hard time."

"This defines us a bit as a society," he said, and advocated "seeing things differently."

"You have to think that who has to be well paid is science, and football, well, but it is true that these exorbitant things collide a lot

.

"

Moral

Asked if he would put "a cap" on these wages, he recalled that it does not depend on him and that we live in a "capitalist, open and market society".

"

But it seems to me that from a moral point of view ...

", he continued, without finishing the sentence.

In addition, he recalled that the Government "has done something that goes just in the opposite direction", referring to a pact between the League, the Higher Sports Council and the Spanish Football Federation so that in this context of a pandemic the

rights of television

matches that are broadcast, held without an audience, can be shared with other minority sports "that are having a very bad time" through a foundation.

On the other hand, he has opined that there will be

Olympic Games in Tokyo

in July based on the information received from the International Olympic Committee through the Spanish Olympic Committee and by the manifestations of the Japanese authorities.

"Surely not with the stadiums full, we will have to do controls," he said, but he does hope that they will be a "moment of reunion" and a change of horizon.

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