The German Football League (DFL) is approaching the deciding stages of talks on bringing in a strategic partner, and a result is expected by mid-April, DFL managing director Marc Lenz said on Wednesday. “We are in talks at the moment. Now comes the deciding stage,” Lenz said at the SpoBis congress in Hamburg. Lenz said the contract is to be finalised before the April start of the media rights tender for the 2025-26 to 2028-29 seasons. Only two potential candidates are left, investment companies Blackstone and CVC, with Lenz saying they have “different approaches.” Lenz reiterated that the new …