At a meeting of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) held last Monday, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, expressed his disappointment at the tarnished image that French football leaders give at national and international level. Despite the remarkable performances of French clubs in Europe, the tense context surrounding the crisis of domestic television rights undermines their value.

Nasser Al-Khelaïfi spoke at this meeting to highlight the importance of highlighting the great performances made by French clubs on the European stage. He mentioned the LOSC led by Bruno Genesio, AS Monaco and Stade Brestois, recalling that these teams beat giants such as Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, as well as FC Barcelona.

However, according to him, these performances are often overshadowed by discussions about the TV rights crisis. To re-establish the image of French football, it is essential to highlight the quality of our championship and work together to continue growing.

On the margins of this meeting, the TV rights series continues with new discussions undertaken by Nicolas de Tavernost, the new managing director of LFP MEDIA. DAZN would be ready to end its collaboration with the Professional Football League at the end of the season by paying a compensation of 100 million euros.

Moreover, a 100% Ligue 1 channel project seems to be growing. This channel could be distributed by the UK platform or by another actor such as Canal+, who would pay the production costs without paying EUR 100 million. Finally, beIN Sports would have offered to make this channel, which might facilitate discussions with Canal+.