Fresh proposals regarding the European Super League will bring back traumatic memories for many Arsenal fans. In an announcement, A22 - a Madrid-based company formed to assist the formation of the ESL - revealed proposals for a new multi-division competition, with 60 to 80 teams who play a minimum of 14-games-a-season in place of UEFA's current club competitions. There will be no permanent members but it remains to be seen how clubs would be inducted into, or relegated from, the leagues.
While this is different from the failed attempt nearly two years ago, any suggestion that the ESL could be revamped is likely to be greeted with immense suspicion. Arsenal's decision to join the breakaway competition in May of 2021 was, as with many other clubs, a source of great anger for supporters who were bypassed throughout the process of the ESL's original conception.
Stan and Josh Kroenke chose to go back on their decision just days later, but the scars from the fiasco are still present in their relationship with supporters. While significant investment in Mikel Arteta's squad over the past few transfer windows have helped to smooth relations, there are still fears amongst some that they could look to sign Arsenal up to a new version of the Super League one day and Josh Kroenke's previous comments on the situation won't exactly help to sooth those concerns.
