'90 percent chance Girona v Barcelona in U.S.' - Tebas

FILE PHOTO: Javier Tebas Medrano, La Liga President, gestures during the Dubai International Sports Conference in Dubai, UAE December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Satish Kumar/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga chief Javier Tebas has said there is a 90 percent chance the first Spanish top flight game in the United States will be Girona's 'home' match against Barcelona in January and revealed the league will earn 200 million euros ($232.80 million) for playing games in North America.

Tebas added that Girona's joint majority shareholders Manchester City had encouraged the Catalan side to get involved in the initiative, part of a 15-year deal the league signed with U.S. entertainment company Relevent last month, while stating that no club was obliged to play games in the U.S.