La Liga president says proposed tax reforms could see elite players leave

ESPN FC's Ale Moreno and Ross Dyer make their picks for the weekend's key La Liga fixtures. La Liga risks losing some of its leading players if tax reforms proposed by the Spanish government go ahead, league president Javier Tebas has warned. In a letter seen by Reuters and addressed to every club in Spain's top flight, Tebas declared the league's opposition to the government's budget draft for 2019 which he says could cost the 20 clubs a combined €80 million. The proposed reforms include tax hikes of two percent for those earning more than €130,000 a year and an increase of...

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