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Madrid, Aug 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Jesús Bartolomé/Ángel Herrera) LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Thursday said Messi leaving the Spanish league was traumatic, as it always wants the best players in its competition.SOUNDBTIES OF TEBAS.Translation:"When it comes to players' exit, in the Spanish league we always want to have the best players. Neymar left, Cristiano left, Messi has gone, he could have left last year, he didn't leave. It was a bit of a traumatic exit. For a month, the president of FC Barcelona said everything was OK and in one afternoon it all fell apart. It obviously hurts to lose Messi, but we have worked hard so that our audiovisual rights and values don't fall.""I don't really know the numbers of FC Barcelona and what it's doing to bring down its salary mass. Before Messi (his exit), other players signed a contract. But that 15% that was for Barça, if they had accepted the financing it would have been over 40 million (€), so it would have been possible to carry that out with any other player (leaving or not signing), it could have been Messi or any other of the three (that had signed with Barcelona), it would have helped FC Barcelona to have a competitive squad.""They can reject the deal and accept the financing deal, I don't know if they'll do it, I don't think so, they just wouldn't get the part that belonged to them. We need to remember that Barça should have 275 million (€), which I think would have come in handy. But FC Barcelona has smart people managing it and the decisions they have made are proof of it."
Lionel Messi poses with his new number 30 PSG shirt during his official presentation at Parc des Princes. IMAGES
Lionel Messi leaves his plush Paris hotel to head to Parc des Princes for his official presentation at Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old superstar signed a two-year deal with PSG on Tuesday with the option of an additional year. IMAGES
Lionel Messi waves to fans from his hotel balcony on his first night in Paris. IMAGES
Lionel Messi waves to fans as he arrives at his Paris hotel after carrying out a medical for PSG and making a pit stop at Parc des Princes IMAGES