Al-Khelaïfi proposes to call Qatar to save Ligue 1

The clubs in France are going through a very difficult financial moment, due to the coronavirus, like those of almost all the major European leagues. Not having a return date for their competitions implies not knowing how many losses they will have and the government's aid measures do not seem enough to them.

According L'Equipe, the Ligue 1 teams are trying to find solutions to this problem and they all seem to go through a loan: “We may be looking for liquidity from our two local banks” , said Pascal Robert, general director of the Stade Brest.

Waiting for that Channel + do something with your contract before April 5 (the clubs want the stations to pay the money they owe), the top leaders of the teams have mobilized to seek financing.

They want to obtain a group loan that would be in charge of managing the French federation or the French Professional Football League. The idea gains strength, and so much Jean-Pierre Rivère (President of the Nice) how Jacques-Henri Eyraud (President of the Olympique de Marseille) or Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (owner of PSG) would agree on offer as guarantee the current television rights contract and possibly the next one with Mediapro. This would mean an injection of money from between 200 and 250 million euros.

While Ligue 1 is working on it, other proposals have been considered and one of them, led by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, is based on ask Qatar for a ransom. Nevertheless, Waldemar kita, president of the Nantes, already opposed it last Friday.