Soap opera in the soap opera, the possible return of
Canal+ In the race for the broadcast of the French Ligue 1 championship continues to be talked about. Excluded in favor of
MediappthenAmazon Primethe C+ group logically took shade of the decisions taken from the front by the management of the LFP. But the crisis being more latent than ever around TV rights, some always wonder about a possible interest of the old historical diffuser. A clear answer was provided to them by Maxime Saada.
The Chairman of the Management Board of the Group Canal+ However, only confirmed what he has said and has repeated for a long time: there is no question of coming back. He reiterated his words this Tuesday in the columns of Figaro :: “The conditions are absolutely not met for a return of Canal+ in this file. »» No surprise in this statement, even if the president of the League, Vincent Labrune, recently opened his arms in his direction.
Labrune opens the door, Saada closes it
“If, tomorrow, Canal+ wishes to broadcast Ligue 1 at its fair value, they will obviously be welcome”thus proclaimed the manager at the end of last week in the newspaper
The team. Vincent Labrune, however, is well aware that Maxime Saada and Canal+ will not come back soon, they who have invested in other sports such as rugby and formula 1, without forgetting the Champions League. There is therefore no room for Ligue 1. for the moment.
Because nothing is ever definitively fixed, some will remember another declaration of this same Maxime Saada, made during an intervention before the Senate at the end of January:
“Can the door open tomorrow?” It will depend on the conditions. »» In the meantime, the league continues its route with Daznwith as next stage the month of December 2025, when the current broadcaster can possibly have an early starting clause play, depending on the number of subscribers he will have at that time.
