Covid-19: a shortfall of "€2-2.5m" for the 5 remaining home matches" (J-P Caillot, Stade de Reims)

"It is estimated that there is a shortfall of between €200,000 and €400,000 for each un-played home match. But we still had to host Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, who generate good attendance and therefore higher revenues. The five home matches still to be played therefore represent €2m-2.5m between the partners' shortfall and ticketing," said Jean-Pierre Caillot, president of Stade de Reims (Ligue 1 Conforama), to News Tank Football on 24/03/2020.

"The priority is to finish the Ligue 1 Conforama and Domino's Ligue 2. Given the sporting and economic stakes involved, this priority is vital for the future of the clubs and French football," stated the LFP on 17/03/2020. Both competitions have been suspended "until further notice" since 13/03/2020, due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which has caused 1,331 deaths in France as of 26/03/2020.

"For me, the season has to start again, it can't be stopped definitively. The date of 30/06/2020 which was given at the start seems very optimistic to me. Even if the season has to end on 31/08/2020, we'll have to find…