Ligue 1 president Vincent Labrune sent a letter on Thursday to express his dismay at La Liga boss Javier Tebas’ allegations against Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain. According to Tebas, the contract extension of the French star player would not be within the rules.
“The fact that you publicly and repeatedly take this stance against Ligue 1 and that you are denigrating our league and our clubs is unacceptable and completely incorrect,” Labrune said to La Liga president Tebas.
Earlier this week, the Spanish driver questioned Mbappe’s contract extension, who seemed to be on his way to Real Madrid for a long time. He did so openly on Twitter and, moreover, he wanted to file a complaint against Paris Saint-Germain with UEFA, among other things.
“It is outrageous that a club like PSG, which lost more than €220 million last season and has accumulated a loss of €700 million in recent years, is allowed to do this,” the Spanish league organization wrote in a statement. .
Labrune finds the allegations “unacceptable”. “At the moment your disrespectful comments are aimed at Mbappe, one of the best players in the world. He simply did not go to your league despite a similar offer.”
Vincent Labrune (left) is the president of the French Football Federation.
Vincent Labrune (left) is the president of the French Football Federation. Photo: Getty Images
Labrune criticizes Real Madrid and Barcelona
In the letter, Labrune, in turn, questions the financial condition of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. “Real Madrid currently has two of the highest paid players in world football on the bench,” he presumably refers to Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale.
“And Barcelona is said to be in debt of 1.5 billion euros, despite the European Court of Justice’s ruling that Real Madrid and Barcelona benefited from illegal state aid,” Labrune sneered at Tebas, who is also UEFA’s representative. the European competitions.
“Tebas’ statements are not only contradictory, but also completely inappropriate. Especially in his position as president of the European competitions, which also includes Ligue 1.”
The 23-year-old Mbappé will reportedly earn around 50 million euros annually at PSG and receive a signing bonus of around 130 million euros. In addition, French media also reported that he would be involved in important decisions, but the striker denied that.