Tebas hits out at Real Madrid's anti-VAR campaign LaLiga Santander Not happy with criticism

LaLiga Santander president Javier Tebas is far from happy with those protesting against the implementation of VAR and believes it is detrimental to the progress Spanish football is looking to make.

Tebas appeared before the press at a conference arranged by Europa Press in which he revealed that the football industry accounts for 1.37 per cent of the Spanish GDP.

"I am critical of the way they [Real Madrid] complain about VAR and we cannot have it so that 20 minutes after a match Florentino Perez calls me and it is made public," Tebas said at the event.

"It seems wrong to me, and this is accompanied by a media campaign about whether or not one is pro-independence, anti-Madridista and blah blah blah," he vented.

"I already know the spokesmen and the industry is being put in danger by this bulls***."

Girona faced Barcelona last weekend in a Catalan derby that was supposed to be played in Miami, but Tebas hasn't given up hope for a future game in the US.

"I would have liked it to be played and we will try to make it happen next year," he said.

"This game occupies two per cent of my thinking and it is strategic, but not so important."

Tebas was also asked if he thought he would stay in his position as the head of LaLiga Santander until 2024.

"We are working on some challenges and if the clubs think it's necessary then I will continue.

"They will decide. I think continuity is necessary."

The issue of Brexit was also addressed, and Tebas doesn't think it bodes well for English football.

"For me it's not good for the Premier League and, therefore, it's not good for us.

"It's bad for the industry but we'll have to see how they regulate the issue of foreigners.

"We still don't know how it will work, but England will have a special status even if it is not part of the EU."

Before wrapping up, Tebas was also asked about Cristiano Ronaldo's exit as well as potential future arrivals of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.

"I wish Cristiano had stayed, and that Jose Mourinho or Pep Guardiola arrived, but in reality it hasn't affected the sales.

"Hopefully next season both [Neymar and Mbappe] are in LaLiga Santander.

"It feels like something important is going to happen this summer."