After making some arrangements at Chelsea, List came to Spain. Because the new La Liga season was about to start, a huge thing happened. A thing that made the entire Spanish football world very embarrassed. The negotiations between the Players Association and the Spanish Football Federation finally concluded. It ended on bad terms, and the Players Association announced that they were going on strike, so the first round of La Liga could only be postponed, and Riester came over to watch the fun.
What happened this time is a naked mockery of Spanish football. On the one hand, Real Madrid spent money lavishly, spending more than 100 million euros in the transfer market this summer. Even including transfer income, the net investment was more than It cost more than 70 million euros, nearly 80 million euros. Not only Real Madrid, but even Barcelona, which is famous for its frugality, spent nearly 50 million euros this summer.
Not only that, Real Madrid and Barcelona’s high-paid players Messi, Kaká, and Cristiano Ronaldo all enjoy annual after-tax salaries of tens of millions of euros. Real Madrid and Barcelona have hoarded the most and best stars in the world. Staring at the entire European football world.
The Spanish national team is strong, and Real Madrid and Barcelona are even stronger. Unfortunately, the entire Spanish football is riddled with holes. Especially this incident has exposed the problems of Spanish football very thoroughly. Spain alone has the total debt of La Liga clubs. It exceeds 4 billion euros. Among them, Real Madrid's debt exceeds 500 million euros, and Barcelona's debt also exceeds 400 million euros. Others, such as Valencia, owe more than 200 million euros, and Atletico Madrid owes nearly 200 million euros. Like The most serious situation is Zaragoza, which owes 170 million euros in debt. It would not be worth the money to sell the club.
Of course, you are not afraid of debts. Manchester United and Arsenal also have a lot of debts. As long as they have enough income, they are not afraid of these debts. Just like Real Madrid and Barcelona. Their debts are the highest in European football. But these two clubs The club is not afraid of this debt at all. On the contrary, it is still lavish in the transfer market, and the salaries given to players are among the top in European football. Unfortunately, the problem is that, except for Real Madrid and Barcelona, the income of other clubs in Spanish football is pitifully low.
This incident was mainly caused by unpaid wages. Among Spanish professional players, there are already more than 200 first-team players who are unpaid, and the total amount of unpaid wages has reached 70 million euros. Basically, these should be paid to Players' after-tax salary. If you include pre-tax, this amount is simply staggering.
That's why when players quit, they made demands. They demanded three months' salary arrears before they had the right to terminate the contract, and they needed guarantees from the Football Association, etc. In the end, they couldn't negotiate. So this is the situation.
“Can the second round go as planned?”
Lister has only a vague impression of this period of history. He doesn’t know what the final result will be. But Lister knows one thing, that is, La Liga this year is still going on smoothly, and there is no reason for anything to happen. Problems affecting La Liga this season.
"I don't know. But now the Football Association is worried, and they are still having emergency consultations late at night. It is estimated that we will have to meet with the players' union tonight."
"It's really..."
Riester shook his head. La Liga's own wages are already very low, and now they can't even pay them. The wage arrears in La Liga are very serious, but La Liga players don't know how happy they are compared to La Liga players. In La Liga, Wage arrears are very common among clubs. Almost all Segunda División clubs have wage arrears to varying degrees. In the past few years, the Players Association has communicated with clubs and the Football Association several times, but to no avail.
This time they really couldn't bear it anymore. Especially players from lower-level leagues such as the Spanish Second Division players and the Spanish Third Division players. Their incomes are very low, and they still rely on this money to support their families. Therefore, they are determined this time. Do it to the end.
"Liester, you know what's funnier?"
"What?"
“Malaga filed for bankruptcy?”
"kindness?"
Riester looked at Carvajal in surprise. Because of Carvajal, Riester still has a lot of cooperation with Malaga. The boss of Malaga is still a very generous boss. Where there is investment, there should be investment. Money gives money. In the past few years, it has spent nearly 300 million, and it actually filed for bankruptcy. It is simply too funny.
"Gines, you are joking."
"What a joke. In recent days, 21 clubs have filed for bankruptcy, and Malaga is one of them."
"Twenty-one? So many. And Malaga is doing well, so why file for bankruptcy?"
Lister was shocked when he heard that 21 clubs had submitted bankruptcy applications. Although Spanish clubs are generally in poor condition, with serious debts and serious salary arrears, they have not reached such a point. Twenty-one, That is, nearly one-third of Spanish professional clubs have submitted bankruptcy applications.
"Bullshit, all of them are trying to force the Spanish Football Federation. More than half of these 21 clubs are booing, that is, one-third of the clubs are really in difficulty. Malaga wants to play in the Champions League, but they are afraid of finances. Fair policy, so I came up with this idea.”
With Carvajal's explanation, Riester really couldn't laugh or cry. Malaga wanted to participate in the Champions League, but they were afraid of UEFA's Financial Fair Play policy. Because his finances simply did not comply with the Financial Fair Play policy, and he did not have Manchester United. With the strength of Sur and Tamim, they can draw some other funds to support Malaga. Therefore, it is impossible to pass the financial fairness policy.
So Malaga thought of a way. There is a special bankruptcy protection regulation in La Liga. Clubs that file for bankruptcy will not be administratively downgraded due to economic problems within two years, and can also renegotiate their debt repayment contracts. Because Malaga The income has been limited for two years, all relying on the boss's investment. Therefore, it meets the bankruptcy conditions of "living beyond one's means" on the books. Málaga aims to compete in the European war, and the farce of filing for bankruptcy is also to ensure the qualification for the European war in the future.
"Haha, the boss of Malaga is too smart."
"But his method is a crooked idea. Malaga's current income is pitiful. Last year's broadcast fees were only 8 million euros. Real Madrid and Barcelona's broadcast fees are more than 130 million. Malaga If your own income does not increase, you will never be able to pass the fiscal fair play policy."
"Too."
La Liga's broadcast fees are very unfair. For example, among the current La Liga broadcast fees, the two clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona can jointly obtain more than 40% of the share, and the broadcast fee revenue exceeds 130 million euros. Like Second-tier teams like Atletico Madrid can also receive more than 40 million euros in broadcast fees. However, the lowest-end clubs can only receive 6 million euros or 8 million euros in broadcast fees.
"Now that the Spanish economy is weak, it seems that this problem will not be solved in a short time."
Although affected by the European debt crisis, Germany was the first to react. Germany's economy is now the engine of the European Union. Without Germany, the current Eurozone would probably have been on its knees. There is also the United Kingdom, although it is also a country that has been hit more seriously, but
With strong strength, he still stood up.
Compared with them, countries such as Spain and Portugal do not see any signs of rising. On the contrary, the economy is getting more and more sluggish. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Spanish football to get out of the current quagmire.
"Resolve? Not to mention other things, the problem of unpaid wages cannot be solved in just a few years. Maybe in a few years, the problem of unpaid wages will become more serious."
Carvajal shook his head. In Carvajal's view, there is no solution to the current wage arrears problem in Spanish football in a short time. Real Madrid and Barcelona are getting richer and richer, and they have seized too many resources.
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To use an Internet joke, the top superstars are in the Spanish Super League, and the world-class stars are in the Premier League. Serie A and La Liga have become everyone’s youth training base. The two giants in the Spanish Super League recruit good stars from all over the world, and even the Premier League giants also
Don't let it go. And the Premier League giants and strong teams that lost their stars began to poach players from La Liga clubs by virtue of their strong financial strength.
However, the current La Liga clubs are very willing to have the Premier League teams come to poach people. Because the Premier League clubs have money and are very generous in transfer fees. Being able to sell high-priced players is a timely help for the current La Liga clubs.
"These Spanish players are so pitiful. A good person like me can't bear to look at them."
Seeing that the current wage arrears problem is getting more and more serious, Lister is completely itchy. In current Spanish football, it is not only the first-team stars who are seriously owed wages. Many La Liga clubs owe too much debt, including the second team and youth training.
The camp's salary is almost unaffordable.
Originally, the second teams of many La Liga clubs were in La Liga 2 and La Liga 3, but as La Liga clubs became poorer and poorer, they had no time to manage the second teams. The second teams of these La Liga clubs could not be blamed one by one, and they could only be reduced to decline.
to a lower league.
"Lister, what are you thinking about?"
Riester said that he is a good person. If he heard this at home, Carvajal would definitely spit it out. Riester is a kid who has always been unprofitable. How could he be so kind and care about other people?
"What can I think? I just feel pitiful for the situation of Spanish players, especially those small players. It is estimated that Spanish football will continue to be so short of money, and many players who were supposed to be Raul have changed careers. I don't know what world football will do.
How many new ‘Raul’s have been lost.”
"You want to invest money?"
Carvajal is an old fox. Lister simply said a few words, and he already understood Lister's thoughts. Lister is going against the trend and must forget about investing money in Spanish football.
"It's not just me, the two of us are working together."
"How to cooperate?"
"You and I are looking for a club in a difficult situation. What a great opportunity. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There will never be another opportunity like this again."
