Aleksander Ceferin has claimed that Manchester United and Liverpool were the English ringleaders behind the ill-fated European Super League proposal in 2021, with the UEFA president saying that Manchester City and Chelsea were not as committed to joining the controversial breakaway tournament.
Speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap, Ceferin said that he “lost it a bit” with a top official at an unnamed Premier League club that was part of the scheme to form a so-called Super League. The Slovenian also claimed that he is not concerned about the financial strength of the Premier League compared to rival European top flights amid fears of competitive imbalance.
While he does not believe a Super League can succeed without English clubs, Ceferin told Neville: “As much as I know, unfortunately your club’s [United’s] owners were very much involved and Liverpool as well. I think that those two were from the English side the most involved [in the Super League]. The last to join were Chelsea and Manchester City. I’m not sure about Tottenham and Arsenal.
