Tebas met Chinese ambassador after Mbappe controversy
LaLiga president Javier Tebas met China's ambassador to Spain, Yao Jing, on Tuesday to find solutions after Kylian Mbappe's controversial comments about Mao Zedong, several media outlets report.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas met China's ambassador to Spain, Yao Jing, on Tuesday to seek solutions to the controversy sparked by Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe's comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, according to RMC Sport, Marca, Europa Press and Foot Mercato.
A meeting to ease relations
According to Europa Press, Tebas stressed that China is an important country and insisted on the need to find solutions to move past this episode. Marca reports that the official said: "We are looking for solutions to overcome this episode." Foot Mercato indicates that LaLiga distanced itself from Mbappe just hours after the controversy began.
An episode described as individual
According to RMC Sport, Tebas described the controversy as an "individual episode." ElDesmarque specifies that the LaLiga president regrets the trouble caused by Mbappe's controversial comments and hopes to restore LaLiga's relations with China.
The aftermath of the meeting
The meeting comes as the controversy erupted after Mbappe's comments about Mao Zedong. Spanish and French media agree on the holding of this meeting, but no further details on the measures envisaged have been communicated for the moment.
