"They did not have La Liga's 'yes', and they had never asked us for it. What's more, no one from FCB ever approached LaLiga. According to the La Liga president, Barcelona never formally contacted the league to request authorisation for the operation."
"It's not true, Mateu is confused. It's also impossible. These remarks directly contradict the perception described by Xavi and Alemany, who believed at the time that the financial framework for Messi's return had already been discussed and accepted."
"If they weren't even under the 1:1 rule, it was impossible to say 'yes' when they didn't even know what he was going to earn, and even more so when applying the regulations."
La Liga president Javier Tebas has contradicted claims from former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez and sporting director Mateu Alemany regarding Lionel Messi's potential 2023 return. Tebas explicitly stated that Barcelona never received La Liga's approval for the operation and that the club never formally contacted the league to request authorization. He dismissed Alemany's account as confused and impossible, emphasizing that Barcelona was not operating under La Liga's 1:1 financial rule at the time, which would have been necessary to facilitate such a high-profile signing. Tebas indicated that without proper financial framework and formal requests, La Liga could not have approved the deal.
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