Andrea Agnelli has always believed that the European Super League will end well. The president of Juventus and champion of the European top league told various media on Tuesday that he had every confidence in the plans, but saw how not much later the first clubs withdrew. This made Agnelli’s statements outdated more quickly than he had probably thought possible.
“The Super League clubs have a blood bond. This competition will certainly succeed one hundred percent. We would like to continue to enter into a dialogue with FIFA and UEFA,” Agnelli said without a doubt. La Repubblica. While Agnelli praised the plans of the European top league, Manchester City and Chelsea decided to slowly withdraw. The same evening, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester United also announced that they no longer want to be part of the Super League.
Arsenal apologized via a statement and spoke of ‘an error’. The statements of the other clubs were a lot shorter, United and Liverpool did not speak of an error. Tottenham announced through chairman Daniel Levy that it would abandon the plans. Despite this, the organization of the ESL refuses to throw in the towel. “Given the current circumstances, we will reconsider the appropriate steps to redesign the project,” said a comment.
“The European Super League is convinced that the current status quo of European football must change,” also read in the statement released Tuesday night by the ESL. “We propose a new European competition because the existing system does not work. Our proposal aims to further develop the sport while generating resources and stability for the entire football pyramid. We also look at the financial difficulties of the entire football world due to the pandemic. It would also make a significantly better solidarity contribution to all clubs. ”