Monday, April 19, 2021 at 1:15 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 13:39

The plans for the Super League are not only met with opposition from analysts and football supporters. Ander Herrera is one of the first players to openly oppose a competition with only top clubs from Europe. The midfielder of Paris Saint-Germain would have no problem with an improved version of the Champions League, but the arrival of a Super League is definitely not for Herrera. By the way, PSG does not belong to the twelve founding fathers of the top competition to be set up.

“I fell in love with football, with the football of the fans, with the dream of seeing the team of my heart compete against the greatest clubs”, the disappointed Herrera wrote in a candid message on Twitter on Monday. “If this European Super League actually takes shape, that dream will be over for good. The illusions of the fans of the teams who are not giants to be able to win on the field and compete in the best competitions will end then” , predicts the gloomy Spaniard, who refuses to keep his opinion of the Super League to himself.

“I really love football and can’t stay quiet about this. I believe in an improved edition of the Champions League, but not in the rich who are stealing what the people have built, which in my view is nothing but the most beautiful sport in the world. world “, Herrera concludes his explanation on his Twitter page. The PSG midfielder gets the necessary compliments for his dislike of the Super League. The statement of the routine on social media has already been liked more than a hundred thousand times.

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Following Herrera, Mesut Özil also speaks out against the introduction of the Super League. “Kids grow up with the dream of winning the World Cup and the Champions League, not a Super League. The fun of top matches is that they only happen once or twice a year, not every week. This is really, really hard for me to understand. all football fans out there “, the Fenerbahçe midfielder said in clear terms via Twitter.