Lille sold to Merlyn Partners

    The AFP report that Ligue 1 side Lille has today been officially sold to a subsidiary Merlyn Partners by Luxembourg businessman Gérard Lopez, who bought the club in 2017 from Michel Seydoux. Click Here: gaa jerseys for sale The Merlyn Partners project, financed by a former JP Morgan banker, is being headed up on the…

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      Ligue 1 needs €622m a year to survive

      So Foot report that the LFP must achieve a new broadcast deal worth €622m a year or else Ligue 1 will go bust. This amount would represent a 46% decrease on the broadcasting deal negotiated with Mediapro and Canal + in 2018, which was worth €1.15bn a year. This 2018 deal has of course collapsed…

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        Marcelo Bielsa’s day in court

        Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa addressed the Lille Tribunal on Friday via videoconference from the Premier League side’s training ground as he spoke for 45 minutes in a case that sees him suing his former employer, Ligue 1 side Lille, for over €19m for wrongful termination. Odile Le Van, the individual presiding over Friday afternoon’s…

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