Miami, USA – E be like say LaLiga no wan rest o! Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, don open mouth for RNE ‘Tablero Deportivo’ program talk about the gala match wey dem dey plan for Miami between Villarreal and Barcelona. According to am, he dey sure say the match go happen this season, even though some people dey throw shade about the whole idea.
Tebas yab say, “This one no be fundamental target but the clubs voluntarily don ask to play this match. Now we just dey wait for UEFA and FIFA blessing. The thing no go choke, abi?” (As if them wan just sit down dey collect money for couch).
Some clubs dey vex say dem no gree make this one happen. Ángel Torres, one sharp talker wey dey manage Getafe, don express him own view. Him talk say, “In Italy dem dey plan to do am, even France too dey think am. Supercopa of España don jet off to Arabia, wetin be the wahala with this one?” (Any way wey money dey, dem go find way go, no be so?).
As regards the integrity of the competition, Tebas no gree hear that one at all. He come talk say, “This no be manipulation at all. We dey suffer from ‘integritis’ wahala. If Real Madrid fit carry player with number 30 no go fit play for dem, wetin come be the big deal?” (E no clear, abi? Na who go fit explain all these rules?)
Tebas also don drop matter about registration and new rules wey go dey guide referees. Him dey expect better things from the new committee. “We dey expect better management from Fran Soto. No be every time you go need elite referee. Make we see how AI go take change the game.” (As if technology dey ever fail us, right?).
But the wahala no stop there. Meanwhile, in Real Madrid, dem don do some serious horse trading with player numbers. Mastantuono, the new Argentinian guy, go wear number 30 just like he dey do for River Plate. Wetin everybody don talk, be say this one fit help the club give room for more incoming talent.
The rule from RFEF say players from 1 to 25 go take that number, but if you wan put player wey dey below 23 in lower division, e fit play upper team without wahala. So, Mastantuono go dey part of the first team but in name, go dey with Castilla. Na so Madrid fit manage to keep their options wide open, just in case dem need to make some moves before transfer window close. (Dem fit call am strategy, but wetin dem dey really do be say dem no wan miss chance for good players).
And by the way, this na the same strategy wey dem don use before with Vinicius and Rodrygo; no be new gist at all. Every player get him own stories, but at the end of the day, everybody wan make sure say dem fit continue to shine!
