The TF1 Star commentator has never seen his salary as a taboo subject. Here is how much he wins.
The French team played the return match of the Nations League this Sunday, against Croatia, to join the Final Four of the competition. On the screen, this will be an opportunity to find the emblematic duo of TF1 at the microphone, the inseparable Grégoire Margotton and Bixente Lizarazu. Many other historical pairs preceded them, each time the popular sports journalist on the one hand (Thierry Roland, from 1984 to 2003, Thierry Gilardi, from 2005 to 2008, Christian Jeanpierre from 2008 to 2016) and on the other the consultant, generally an former iconic professional (Jean-Michel Larqué, Arsène Wenger …).
The formula has become so familiar on the small screen, that it is now a reference to comment on football matches. It even expanded to many other sports, from tennis rugby, including athletics or even cycling. But does not become Grégoire Margotton who wants. It is necessary to have a solid experience (Margotton started in 1992 at Canal+), the expertise which will satisfy the purists while speaking to Mr. and Mrs. everyone, without forgetting the profile and the sagacity to comment live from the meetings which attract millions of viewers. But do you know how much a rare pearl like the star commentator of the Blues?
This subject was never taboo for the former Canal+ journalist who unveiled his salary a few years ago. To cover the matches of the French team, but also host the Téléfoot program, Grégoire Margotton receives a salary of 14,000 euros monthly, or 168,000 euros in total over a year.
“”I never wanted to work to be rich. It was never an engine “had entrusted the journalist during an interview with Télé Star at the time. “The negotiations were very fast (with the TF1 group, editor’s note) : You want to comment on the French team ? Yes and for the same salary as in Canal+. So : all this in 10 seconds. ”
According to indiscretions from the Parisian dating back to ten years, the friend of Grégoire Margotton, the former world champion Bixente Lizarazu, would for his part be paid around 350,000 euros per year, almost the double of the journalist, without that disturbing their relations, quite the contrary. No more recent figure has been disclosed because the wages of the consultants are always a little more opaque for the general public. The figures may now be a little higher.