Among his rants at the start of the season, John Textor regretted the poor exposure of Ligue 1. The owner of Olympique Lyonnais believes that the Professional Football League is selling its product poorly. A trend confirmed by the regular flight of French talent.
What if John Textor was right? In his interview with RMC on Monday, the boss of Olympique Lyonnais particularly targeted the Professional Football League. The American criticizes the body led by Vincent Labrune for poor exposure of Ligue 1. “ The product shown by the League on television, generally speaking, is rubbishblurted the businessman. Nobody cares, we don't make any money from it. So let the product be better and maybe people will watch it. »
Please note that John Textor absolutely does not criticize the level of the French championship. On the contrary, the successor of Jean-Michel Aulas sees great untapped potential. And the movements on the transfer market only confirm his opinion. For many years, Ligue 1 has been one of the championships which sell the most abroad. In the 2023-2024 financial year alone, according to figures revealed by Transfermarkt, the teams in our championship collected 825 million euros in total through transfers to other leagues.
-The talent is there but…
This is not really a surprise given the reputation of Ligue 1. The “League of Talents” lives up to its nickname, as it regularly supplies its best players to foreign clubs. The latter know this and very often come to do their shopping in France. Proof that the French championship has little to envy of other leagues in terms of individual talent. Our clubs still need to have the means to keep their players. Given the reduction in TV rights, this is still not relevant.
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