The LFP refuses to grant a delay in payment of TV rights to Mediapro

Mediapro and the LFP engage in a standoff over Ligue 1 TV rights. -

Only a few hours after the announcement of the Mediapro group in the columns of

 which, through the voice of its president Jaume Roures, explained wanting to renegotiate the TV rights for the 2020-2021 season but also ask for a payment deadline for the October deadline, the answer fell.

It is niet.

“Following the press articles published today, the LFP confirms that Mediapro requested on September 24, 2020 a payment deadline on the expiry of the audiovisual rights of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 dated October 5, 2020. The LFP has signified by mail that she refused to grant a deadline for payment to Mediapro ”, explains the body in an official press release published Thursday.

Mediapro wants to renegotiate the rights of French football via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/DgABQu4HDe

- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) October 8, 2020

"The LFP's priority now is to be able to ensure payment to clubs by the deadline of October 17, 2020," the statement concludes.

The amount mentioned is around 172 million euros according to the daily

.

We therefore seem to be on track to witness a long standoff between the rights holder and the Professional League.

Yeh.

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