The offers of Mediapro's competitors for 2020-2024 TV rights also exceeded one billion euros.

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FRANCK FIFE / AFP

It is often said that it is never good to dwell on the past or dwell on what could have happened if one had made one decision instead of another.

We know it, but we will do it anyway.

But we want to warn you, it will make maaaaaal.

In its Wednesday edition,

L'Equipe

embarked on calculations to find out what would have happened to TV rights for the period 2020-2024 if Mediapro, the nightmare with empty pockets of the LFP, had not appeared in the game.

Well, French football would have possibly succeeded in reaching the billion euros, a persistent fad of decision-makers at the time of the launch of the new call for tenders.

Here is the copy of our colleagues from

L'Equipe

 : If we retain the best offers made by the candidates (excluding Mediapro) on May 29, 2018, Canal + would have been awarded lot 1 (Sunday evening match including the ten best posters) for 260 million euros and lot 4 (Sunday match 1 p.m. and multiplex of four matches Sunday 3 p.m.) for 170 million.

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1.011 billion vs. 1.153 billion

Lot 2 (matches on Friday 9 p.m. and Saturday 5 p.m.) would have fallen into the hands of beIN Sports for 110 million euros, just like lots 3 (matches on Saturday 9 p.m. and Sunday 5 p.m.) , 5 (Champions Trophy and multiplex for days 19, 37, 38, plus the L1 - L2 jump-offs) and 7 (Monday and Thursday magazines), for a total of 149 million euros.

Free would have had, as today, the lot 6 (extracts of matches in quasi-direct for the mobiles) for 42 million.

Finally, let's add the automatic amounts provided for in the call for tenders (280 million in total) according to the priority of the broadcasters to choose their meetings and we arrive at a total of 1.011 billion euros.

Instead, while waiting for the results of the negotiations with the possible buyers, we can already fear a huge discount and vertiginous losses for the League and the clubs.

How do we say ?

Ah yes, one “hold” is better than two “you will have it”.

To meditate….

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