Real Madrid are reportedly seeking payment from the six Premier League clubs that signed up to the abandoned European Super League project in 2021.<\/p>\n
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all withdrew publicly within three days of the original announcement. Their exit triggered a major fan backlash, and they were soon followed by Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan as the proposal unraveled.<\/p>\n
Juventus remained involved until June 2023, while Barcelona did not give up its position until February of this year. Real Madrid then reached what was described as \u201can agreement of principles for the wellbeing of European club football\u201d with UEFA, which appeared to close the door on the episode. However, a new report from The Athletic says Madrid \u201cwant\u201d the six Premier League clubs to cover part of the cost of setting up the scheme, on the basis that their rapid withdrawals helped bring it to an end.<\/p>\n
The total is said to be as high as \u20ac80 million ($89.9 million). If that figure is accurate, each of the 12 founding clubs would be responsible for about $7.5 million. Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three longest hold-outs in the plan, are understood to have been sharing the burden so far.<\/p>\n
During the collapse of the project, Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez made his position plain as the rest of the clubs headed for the exits. \u201cI\u2019m not going to take my time to explain what a binding contract is here,\u201d he snapped. \u201cBut the fact is, the clubs can\u2019t leave.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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