Ligue 1 is considering a radical proposal to revise how the French champions are decided at the end of the season, according to reports in France.
The French top flight has had difficulty attracting viewers in recent seasons, partly because of the dominance of Parisian giants Paris Saint-Germain, and is currently entangled in demolition of relations with their current domestic streaming partner Dazn.
Dazn currently holds the streaming rights for the competition in a deal with a value of £ 337 million a year that will last until 2029.
But in the middle of the current season, the broadcaster tried to negotiate again on conditions, with arguing discussions that the partnership are ramping – and a further legal dispute between the two expected parties.
The French domestic competition was ranked at the fifth most profitable competition in Europe in Deloitte's 2022-23 assessment of football finances, which yielded around £ 2.1 billion in income compared to the extremely superior £ 6.2 billion from the Premier League.
In the midst of the crisis, the French football federation (FFF) presented a new plan that will try to bring about a revolution in their national product – with dramatic changes in the competition when a concrete blueprint is created.
FFF President Philippe Diallo revealed that three working groups have discussed where potential changes can be made, in which former coach and scout Damien Comolli aimed at Ligue 1.
According to L'Equipe, one of the discussed innovations included to reform how the Ligue 1 trophy is awarded, with the top four clubs at the end of the regular season that participated in a play-off tournament.
The idea is supposed to have emerged from the consistent dominance of this year's Champions PSG and how to shake the peloton trophy holders.
Reports in the French outlet suggested that the proposal was not unfavorable by some stakeholders, including some players.
But the tournament after the season can add fuel to the fire that contemporary campaigns are too much planned.
Other changes mapped in Diallo's launch of the project On Monday include a limit about the number of players in the team of a club and the potential to look at salary caps in an attempt to create a financial set in French football.