Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has remained steadfast in his belief that a Super League is needed to save football and has claimed that UEFA’s Champions League reform will not help.
Perez was elected chairman of the much-damaged Super League, but with only four clubs yet to withdraw from the closed competition – Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and Perez Real Madrid – it looks like a role that no longer needs to be filled. .
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In an interview with AS, the real president has claimed that the Champions League reform that will ensure that the competition is extended to include 36 teams in 2024 does not help save football, while suggesting the possibility of continuing with the Super League plans despite only four teams remain involved in the proposal.
“I [do not] believes that the changes that UEFA has made are a real solution to the problem because what has been proposed is not even an improvement on the current model, he says.
“We also can not wait until 2024. But in any case, we must have done something bad. We will try to turn it around and develop more ideas. Maybe the solution is for the four best teams in each league to play.”
Two of the biggest critics of the Super League were that it would have a negative impact on the health of domestic leagues throughout Europe and that the 15 founders could not be relocated, thus eliminating competition.
Perez is convinced that Zinedine Zidane’s side will not be punished Denis Doyle / Getty Images
Perez denied both allegations, claiming that the outbreak would help save clubs from joining the administration, while insisting that football must be saved.
“It is not a plan that excludes the club, nor is it designed to go against other leagues,” he said. “The Super League project is the best possible solution, and it was created to help football get out of the crisis.
“Football is seriously damaged because its economy has been destroyed and it must be adapted to the new era we live in. The Super League does not conflict with domestic competitions and its goal is to ensure that more money is available for all parts of football. The concept is to create more interest in the games. “
“Let’s look at the data: a new report from KPMG – in the first three months of last season’s pandemic alone, the 12 clubs in the Super League reported losses of € 650 million.”
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“At the end of this season, with the pandemic still ongoing, the losses will be between 2,000 and 2,500 million euros. Girondins [Bordeaux] has recently joined the administration. Either we do something soon or many more clubs will collapse. “
Since the collapse of the Super League, attention has been drawn to the possible sanctions faced by the clubs facing the plans, although Perez was convinced no penalty could be awarded when asked what impact this could have on Real Madrid.
“In the democratic Europe we live in, there is something that I do not think would come to mind,” he said.
