Despite original plans to implement a European Super League folding last year, the threat of it returning was never too distant.
Now, talks over reviving those plans are reportedly underway. That's according to Spanish newspaper Vozpópuli, which suggests that the comeback of the competition will be announced today.
It's said that the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus are amongst those keen to see it return.
The concept surrounding the Super League and how it would work is expected to change, with the Telegraph reporting that the original idea of having 15 permanent members is set to be scrapped, meaning it would become an open league.
Additionally, the report also states that the six Premier League clubs that initially signed up to participate, including Arsenal, do not intend to return as it stands.
Arsenal's announcement that confirmed they were one of several teams joining the Super League sparked one of the biggest backlashes ever seen in football, which the other teams also found out.
Large protests attended to by thousands of supporters all over the country took place, most noticeably at the Emirates, Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge.
Stan Kroenke's reign as Arsenal owner has been one full of controversy. From a lack of communication and visible interest to calls urging him to inject more funds into the team, his relationship with the club faithful has been unpleasant, to say the least.
Over the past few years, the American businessman has handed his son, Josh Kroenke more responsibility when it comes to running the football side of things.
Josh has been increasingly present at matches, available for media interviews and has even started attending fan forums. This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, however.
In the limelight whilst his father kept a low profile, as ever, Josh had to face the music and apologise for the club's decision to become a part of the Super League, admitting “We got it wrong” and reaffirming that “You're going to be seeing a lot of me.”
Perhaps the most important promise of all came when asked if he could give assurance to supporters that Arsenal would not join something like the Super League again.
While Josh stopped short of guaranteeing that the club would not be involved in any adjustments of European football, he did confirm that proposals such as the Super League would not be of interest to the hierarchy.
“As that proposal was constructed, yes.”
The reports surfacing this afternoon currently back this up, potentially providing us with the clearest indication yet that Josh and his Arsenal counterparts plan to stick to their word.
This will be a welcome development for many, who feared that it was all talk at the time and KSE couldn't be trusted.
In fairness to Josh, he does seem more open and transparent. Granted, it's still early days and he has a lot of lost time to make up for, but he's trying.
The 41-year-old has often touched on the ambitions that both himself and Stan have for this football club, but up until last summer there had been little action to back it up.
Maybe, just maybe, the £150 million shopping spree last year was a sign of things to come.
We can only hope.
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