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UEFA 'plotting revamped Champions League with £6bn funding from London-based British investment firm as Aleksander Ceferin looks to hit back at European Super League'

* UEFA are plotting a £6bn response to the controversial European Super League
* On Sunday, the breakaway league was announced involving 12 clubs
* UEFA chief Alexander Ceferin hit out at the 'snakes' and 'liars' behind the plot
* According to Bloomberg, UEFA are considering an all-new Champions League
* £6bn competition would involve clubs who reject or back down from the ESL

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 plotting a new Champions League tournament with £6bn funding, reports suggest. UEFA chief Alexander Ceferin was left fuming with the secret plot to breakaway this week

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.

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germain have elected not to sign up alongside the 12 European heavyweights, while Benfica and Sevilla have both flatly refused to join.

The report goes onto suggest that talks over the revamped Champions League have been under way for weeks, with the focus being on a stronger competition as well as improved income for participating clubs.

Ceferin made a plea to the English clubs to backdown from their stance and return to the fold, labelling the decision to join the Super League a 'mistake'.

'At this point I would like to address the owners of some English clubs,' Ceferin said during his powerful address on Tuesday.

'Gentlemen, you made a huge mistake. Some will say it is greed, others disdain, arrogance, flippancy, complete ignorance of England’s football culture. But actually it doesn’t matter.

'What matters is there is still time to change your mind, everyone makes mistakes. English fans deserve to have you correct your mistake, they deserve respect.'


Florentino Perez leads the project that threatens the existence of the Champions League. The new Champions League tournament would provide more income to those competing and would be open to clubs that reject the ESL or those who back down from the plan

All 12 clubs have come in for immense criticism for signing up to the Super League - which will see the founding members receiving up to £300million each when it starts.

Along with the Spanish and Italian clubs, United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and Tottenham are looking to create a near closed shop to replace UEFA's Champions League and Europa League.

The plan is to expand the competition to 15 founder members - with a further five annual qualifiers - but there will no relegation for the big founding clubs, even if they finished bottom which would take away the competitive instinct that makes football so special.

Currently, teams have to qualify each year for the Champions League through their domestic leagues, but the Super League would lock in 15 places every season for the founding members.

The Super League plans - which is being bankrolled to the tune of £4.3billion by the Wall Street giant JP Morgan - have made a mockery of football's fair play and competitive nature, leading to widespread backlash from the media, pundits, fans and Governments - with Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemning the proposals.

'All the Governments are with us, all the fans are with us, all the media, only some greedy people, a few, are on the other side,' Ceferin added during his damning speech.

'Are we allowing them to take football? No. You can trust me, we will not allow it.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9491997/UEFA-plotting-revamped-Champions-League-6bn-funding-British-investment-firm.html