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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Dave Powell

Liverpool sale could be shaped by Barcelona '€1bn' claim and new Super League plot

It's 19 months since the European Super League came crashing down within 48 hours of its launch.

The attempts of 12 of the continent's biggest clubs to strike out on their own for a breakaway competition that promised huge revenues and to answer the prayers of major club owners when it came to a never-ending stream of money were foiled thanks to the angry backlash of fans, governing bodies and the wider football family.

Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid had all, behind closed doors, signed contractual agreements to commit to the competition. But in the hours following its announcement, as the anger grew, they fell away one by one until only Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona remained espoused to the idea.

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