Serie A clothing Napoli is considered to have been offered the opportunity to become the fourth Italian side to participate in the Super League.
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12 clubs have announced that they intend to participate in the wrestling competition with Milan, Inter and Juventus, which make up the Italian contingent.
Aurelio De Laurentiis has previously spoken about his desire to form a Super League Danilo Di Giovanni / Getty Images
The competition is planned to consist of 20 clubs – of which 15 will be founders who cannot be transferred – but securing the founders’ members turns out to be tougher than the competition’s organizers may have expected.
Although Super League president Florentino Perez insists that Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have not yet been offered the chance to take part in the event, it is understood that they have all ruled out the possibility, with reports suggesting a deadline has been set. which they must confirm their interest in the proposal if they change.
If the above pages do not commit to the plans, the competition format requires three more teams to participate and Corriere dello Sport understands that Napoli have been contacted regarding a place in the Super League.
Gli Azzurri president Aurelio De Laurentiis has regularly spoken out about his desire to create such a league and insists that an elite division is the only way to save football.
Gennaro Gattuso’s side could be the next to join the Super League | Chris Ricco / Getty Images
If Napoli accept the invitation to the suspended competition that will compete with the UEFA Champions League, they will then not be able to be relegated and will thus be sure of the financial benefits it brings.
Perez specifically mentioned Naples-based clothing during an interview on El Chiringuito TV on Monday night when he discussed potential participants and added that negotiations are ongoing.
“Meritocracy may not exist for 50 teams, but there are clubs like Roma, Napoli and many others who have the right to participate and we will study the formula so that they can qualify,” he said.
“But who generates money are the 15 founding members, they are the ones who create the world’s best show. I can not say who will come, we negotiate, but now we take a break to explain our intentions, then we will see who can join. “
