Reports | Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have terminated media rights deal over finances dispute

However, Mediapro have failed to make the last two payments of €172.3 million on Oct. 5 and €152.5m on Dec. 5 which has caused serious problems for the French leagues. It has seen them consider taking serious action and ESPN has reported that the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have now terminated their contract with the broadcaster. This comes as a serious blow for French clubs, who have suffered financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a €220m loan from the French government.

ESPN has further reported that Mediapro cited the coronavirus as the reason as to why they haven’t paid the league and it further added that the broadcaster was looking to re-negotiate the €830m deal. However, now that the deal has been terminated, reports indicate that Canal+ are looking to take over but they’re willing to pay only €590m-a-year for the next three-and-a-half seasons.