Ligue 1 TV rights: "Canal+ has played an essential role in our development" (J-M Aulas, O. Lyonnais)

"We have to find the right solution so that nobody loses in the change (of broadcasters). And I have absolute confidence in beIN Sports and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. Thank you to everyone who will help us, including Canal+ who, I repeat, has played an essential role in the development of professional football in France," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), on 13/01/2021.

"We finally came to the conclusion, on the Canal+ side, that it was in the interest of all stakeholders to go through a call for tenders (for the 2020-2024 Ligue 1 TV rights following the withdrawal of Mediapro). We therefore sent a letter to the LFP to inform it of the return of Lot 3 that beIN Sports sub-licensed to us (Saturday evening match at 21:00 + Sunday match at 17:00," said Maxime Saada, chairman of the board of directors at Canal+, to the French daily newspaper Le Figaro on 12/01/2021.

"The LFP will turn to the audiovisual rights market to find a favourable outcome that will allow the complete broadcasting of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT to continue over the…