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2026
Lille and MEL agree on repayment of 24 million euros in stadium rent arrears
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French football club Lille reached an agreement with the Lille European Metropolis (MEL) on repaying 24 million euros in overdue Pierre-Mauroy stadium rent. The agreement resolves a dispute over several years of unpaid rent of about 6.5 million euros per year that had gone to the Lille administrative court. MEL's president described the deal as resolving the dispute in a positive way and as a win-win for both parties.
French football club Lille has reached an agreement with the Lille European Metropolis (MEL) on repaying 24 million euros in overdue Pierre-Mauroy stadium rent, resolving a dispute over several years of unpaid rent of about 6.5 million euros per year that had gone to the Lille administrative court. MEL's president described the deal as resolving the dispute in a positive way and as a win-win for both parties.
Stated objective. Resolve the rent dispute in a positive way, described as a win-win outcome for MEL and Lille
Source excerpt
里尔俱乐部已经与里尔欧洲都会区（MEL）就偿还2400万欧元拖欠租金达成协议
我们将以一种积极的方式解决这场争端。此前的谈判是结束纠纷的必要前提，这将是MEL和里尔俱乐部的双赢结果。
俱乐部已经连续数年未支付球场租金，每年租金约为650万欧元，累计欠款达到2400万欧元，且尚未计算利息。双方因此产生纠纷，案件已经进入里尔行政法院。