The Professional Football League (LFP) confirmed on Thursday that it had refused to grant its major broadcaster Mediapro a payment deadline for the October deadline for television rights to the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. "The LFP now has for priority to be able to ensure the payment to the clubs of the deadline dated October 17, 2020 ", an amount estimated at 172 million euros according to the daily L'Equipe, explained the LFP in a press release .
In the Team, the boss of Mediapro, Jaume Roures, had told him he wanted to "renegotiate" the price of TV rights for the 2020-2021 season.
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