MADRID, June 24 (Reuters) - Spain's professional league (LaLiga) is planning to offer international broadcasters the rights to show matches next season but the package will not include champions Barcelona and three other clubs.
LaLiga has 38 of the 42 professional clubs in Spain's top two divisions on board and has appointed Spanish broadcaster Mediapro as its agent to negotiate with interested parties but Barca, along with Espanyol, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad, will not be included.
Barca, the European champions, agreed in February to sell the rights to screen their league games next season to Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, ending a long-standing collaboration with Mediapro.