FC Metz: Bernard Serin: “We cannot replace Georges Mikautadze like that”

Lhe president of the Croix de Lorraine club also sounded the alarm regarding the economic situation of French football. “ A cataclysm has fallen on TV rights. With Mediapro, a club like us, like Montpellier or Angers, was to receive 35 million euros per year, and when Mediapro withdrew, it was 15 million euros and today, it is between 6 and 7 million euros »he explains.

It also highlights the limitations of the new DAZN offerwhose pricing has held back many subscribers: “ DAZN arrived with pricing that dissuaded some from subscribing and in the last matches, I was given data which says that 55% of viewers used streaming, so half do not pay and this money will not go not at clubs. » before concluding: »this is worrying for the futurer ! »