What if the file for the sale of Olympique de Marseille and DAZN was ultimately linked? Faced with the lack of enthusiasm for the new Ligue 1 broadcaster, OM could be a huge asset.
We learned this week that DAZN only has 100,000 subscribers, even if the English channel is increasing promotional operations in order to counter the massive piracy that has developed in France since this summer. Enough to have doubts about the long-term future of DAZN in France, even if the billionaire at the head of the channel does not really have anything to worry about financially. But for Thibaud Vézirian, the new broadcaster of Ligue 1, appointed by the LFP in the middle of the summer, it is obvious that the formalization of the sale of Olympique de Marseille, of which he is still convinced, is the only solution to keep DAZN in Ligue 1, while the channel has an exit clause in two years. Saudi Arabia therefore has until 2026 to reveal its acquisition of Franck McCourt’s club.
OM bought in two years, Ligue 1 believes in it
On his Twitch channel, TV explained his theory. “Olearned that if by 2026 DAZN did not have 1.6 million subscribers, then the channel had an exit door and the LFP had the right to part with it too. And so that means that between now and 2026, there must be upheaval in France and in Ligue 1 particularly (sic). What is the solution to this? How to save the day and DAZN, there is only one solution today and we must stop hiding our faces. This is to formalize the transfer of Olympique de Marseille to a consortium of foreign companies, particularly from the Middle East.
And there, you will arrive at the revival of the PSG-OM scenario which will put French football back on the map and make Ligue 1 a championship which will be followed to know who will do what, who will stumble. The OM transfer window, which came out of nowhere, but we knew, and with its crazy public, will catch up with Paris Saint-Germain. OM has become more valued, there will be big investments, the only solution is the revival of the OM-PSG rivalry », repeated the journalist, who therefore thinks that everything is complete and will be confirmed by 2026. It is true that since 2020 he has announced the sale of OM to the Saudis, so we are no longer two years away.
