Mediapro held a press conference this morning while the world of French football is alarmed.
The Sino-Spanish group, holder of the rights to Ligue 1 football over the period 2020-2024, has indeed said it is unable to pay the 172 million euros it owes to the French Professional Football League ( LFP) on account of its first payment.
During this press briefing in Paris, the boss of Mediapro, Jaume Roures, wanted to be reassuring, explaining that his Chinese shareholder Orient Hontai Capital supported the group in the current context.
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I do not see why we would not find solutions
, in particular explained the leader.
The contract is to last.
We have that will.
The only thing we ask is to adapt to the situation for this season.
I can't believe we're not gonna make it.
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A four-year project maintained
Asked about the chances of survival of the contract theoretically in place until 2024, and which puts in difficulty the French clubs financed by the LFP, Jaume Roures has driven the point home.
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We won a tender two years ago.
He was not overpaid, compared to other European leagues, he
believes.
For 80% of Ligue 1 and 780 million, that was a fair price.
The Chinese associates subsequently entered our capital.
Our project was for four years.
We maintain it.
"
The manager also indicated that the Téléfoot channels have recorded 600,000 subscribers since their launch in August 2019. At the time, Mediapro estimated at 3.5 million subscribers the point of equilibrium for the channel.
