▁Philippe ▁Mont an ier ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁renew ▁his ▁contract , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁R ennes ▁instead . ▁Mont an ier ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ram ón ▁Cob o ▁tro phy , ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁manager , ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Spanish ▁Football ▁Federation ' s ▁coach es ▁committee . ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁ ▁Dis put e ▁over ▁TV ▁broadcast ing ▁rights ▁Early ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁file d ▁law suit ▁against ▁Media pro ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁pay ments ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁time ▁or ▁were ▁incomplete . ▁This ▁es cal ated ▁to ▁a ▁legal ▁case ▁that ▁was ▁eventually ▁won ▁by ▁Real ▁Soci edad . ▁The ▁media ▁group ▁was ▁told ▁to ▁pay ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁and ▁€ 7   mill ion ▁as ▁compens ation . ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁was ▁in ▁addition ▁declared ▁free ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁broadcast ing ▁contract ▁with ▁who ever ▁they ▁wanted ▁to . ▁We eks ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁season ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁agreed ▁a ▁ 3 - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Canal ▁+ . ▁Media pro ▁appe aled ▁this ▁decision ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁a ▁provincial ▁court ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁in fr ing ement ▁was ▁not ▁serious ▁enough ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁€ 7   mill ion ▁compens ation . ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁had ▁to ▁ref und ▁this ▁amount . ▁ ▁Trans fers ▁ ▁Play ers ▁leaving ▁the ▁club ▁( sum mer ) ▁ ▁Lo an ▁out ▁ ▁Lo an ▁end ▁ ▁Play ers ▁leaving ▁the ▁club ▁( w