Mbappé departure affects Ligue 1 itself! Television loses interest in broadcasting rights, will the French competition lose a billion?

Kylian Mbappé has recently announced definitively that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the current competition season. This news was broken by renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano and it seems that the news of the star footballer’s departure has already hit Ligue 1.

PSG’s biggest star has decided to leave his team in the summer. Kylian Mbappé and his endless transfer saga, where he negotiated his departure for several transfer windows, has come to a conclusion. He will change his destination in the summer when his current contract expires.

Despite the record money on offer and the incredible terms the Frenchman has already had in Paris and would probably get even better, he doesn’t want to stay at his current club. He has already informed the management of this, so they can prepare to lose their biggest star.

The biggest aspirant to acquire his services is Real Madrid, with whom Mbappé has been negotiating for several years. However, the 25-year-old forward hasn’t left yet, but it’s already affecting the French top flight.

According to the latest reports, his departure could specifically affect the price of the Ligue 1 broadcasting rights.

Mbappé on his way out, Ligue 1 prospects not favourable

More detailed information speaks of the fact that Ligue 1 could cost up to 140 million euros in TV rights with Mbappé’s departure.

In fact, Ligue 1 was promised €1 billion just for the broadcasting rights. However, so far successful negotiations with Canal+ Sport stalled after Mbappé’s announcement of his departure, and the company reportedly did not even make an official offer in the end.

Amazon had also lost interest in the Ligue 1 TV rights. The most viable option in terms of some sort of replacement is the wealthy Qatari company BeIN Sports.

DAZN TV is also in the game, but it is in a financial loss and will not offer the French league such funding in the form of a billion euros.

Source: Fabrizio Romano, El País, Goal