Are you missing just one player, and an entire championship would be weakened?
In the midst of negotiating TV rights, the announced departure of Kylian Mbappé from PSG raises fears of an economic catastrophe for French football.
The striker's decision comes at a bad time: the French clubs, which are trying to bail themselves out, hope to reach one billion euros per year, thanks to the sale of its matches, during the next five seasons, from 2024 to 2029.
After the exiles last summer of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami and Neymar in Saudi Arabia (Al-Hilal), Ligue 1 could still count on the appeal of the PSG striker, the latest star of global scope of the Championship.
However, the loss of this major asset should only have a marginal influence on the current negotiations.
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