Paris Saint-Germain responded strongly to La Liga president Javier Tebas after he mocked the French club's players' ages and spending on contracts, saying that Tebas had to deal with debt and "mismanagement" in La Liga.
Tebas, who has long been a critic of Paris Saint-Germain's spending, said in a press conference that the French club's spending was dangerous for football after signing Sergio Ramos, 35, from Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi, 34, from Barcelona during the recent transfer period. .
"Saint-Germain looks like a league of legends considering the ages of some of the players," Tebas said. "La Liga has young players like Vinicius (Real Madrid's). The PSG problem will be solved by us. What PSG is doing is as dangerous as the European Super League."
"We will continue to grow despite Messi's departure. We will work against country-owned clubs. These clubs are enemies like the European Super League."
And a letter from Pictoriano Melero, the general secretary of Paris Saint-Germain - seen by Reuters - stated that Tebas is distracting from the problems of the Spanish League that he must solve, and that he must also deal with the rebellious clubs (Real Madrid and Barcelona) that are still committed to the European Super League project. separatist.
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Tebas, who has also targeted Manchester City's spending, has repeatedly questioned how Paris Saint-Germain is complying with UEFA rules for financial fair play.
“Time and again you allow yourself to publicly attack the Ligue 1, our club and our players, as well as players of other clubs and French football fans, by constantly publishing offensive and defamatory statements, indicating that we do not comply with the financial rules of football,” Millero said in his letter on Wednesday. foot, as well as other unfounded data.
Melero added that Paris Saint-Germain complies with the regulations of UEFA and the French domestic leagues.
"The Ligue 1 does not do like yours. It waits until recent years to take action and sets strong financial rules. It is now known that some Spanish clubs and your league are facing unsustainable levels of debt after gross mismanagement, not to mention the way Spanish football has been financed," he said. over the past decade, including state funding.
Real Madrid and Barcelona said they face huge levels of debt and struggle to compete in recent transfers.
The Ligue 1 also said that Tebas should focus on the problems of his championship.
And the league added in a statement, "The French League asks Mr. Tebas to watch his disgraceful statements that are not appropriate for the institution he represents. However, the French League wishes to point out the generous financial grants that Spanish clubs have benefited from for several seasons, which represent the root of the current problem, and this is not the responsibility of the League. The Frenchman or the responsibility of Paris Saint-Germain.