UEFA are plotting a £6bn response to the controversial European Super League, with the governing body reportedly planning to create a new Champions League with financial backing from a London firm.
On Sunday night, shockwaves reverberated around the football world when the European Super League plans were announced – a breakaway tournament that would replace clubs’ European commitments with UEFA, such as the Champions League.
England’s Big Six – Manchester United, Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham – alongside Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan are founding members of the controversial Super League.
President Aleksander Ceferin was left aghast at the move led by Madrid chief Florentino Perez and American billionaires John W Henry, Joel Glazer and Stan Kroenke to drastically change the landscape of European football with their new proposal.
Ceferin branded those behind the plot ‘liars’ and ‘snakes’ and on Tuesday called on the ‘greedy’ and ‘arrogant’ Big Six chiefs to backtrack on the move.
And according to Bloomberg via RMC Sport, UEFA are looking to hit back with a revamped version of the Champions League with £6bn funding, providing a larger income to those clubs competing in the competition.
UEFA are reportedly working with a London-based British investment fund to conjure up a new version of the prestigious tournament.
The initial budget of this tournament would be worth £3.9bn, rising to £6bn, and is being considered in collaboration with European teams who reject or are not involved in the Super League, as well as any of the 12 clubs that decide to turn their backs on the breakaway league.
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