The KNVB has not yet received any signals that Ajax is interested in participating in the Super League. Secretary-General Gijs de Jong of the football association is late Algemeen Dagblad also know not to fear that the team from Amsterdam will want to enter the new competition.
AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur presented a plan to set up the Super League last night. There is still room for three other clubs in the closed competition. “Until now I have no signals that Ajax is interested”, De Jong told the newspaper.
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UEFA will meet in Switzerland on Monday to discuss proposed reforms to the Champions League. De Jong is present on behalf of the KNVB at the meeting in which it will be decided on changes in the billion dollar ball from the 2024/25 season. In the new format, the traditional group stage will be abolished. In addition, the plan is to expand the field of participants from 32 to 36 clubs.
“We have worked with Ajax, PSV, AZ, Vitesse, FC Utrecht and the Eredivisie CV in this entire file,” said De Jong. “Erik van Spain, strategic advisor to Ajax, was one of the people who came up with the proposal of a ‘Swiss format’ for the Champions League. That is part of the plans that are now on the table. So no, I am not afraid that Ajax may want to enter the Super League. ”
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“But as the world develops, people will also look at their opportunities again,” De Jong continues. “That is why it is such a shame that the Super League proposal is precisely what thwarts solidarity in Europe.” The arrival of the Super League has led to a lot of resistance in the football world. Expected nevertheless Sky Italia that the new competition can start as early as August of this year.