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All six English clubs involved in the European Super League are yet to formally leave the hated competition – with organisers claiming that the botched masterplan will relaunch, according to a report.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea all withdrew from the European Super League within 72 hours of the seismic change to the sport being dramatically announced in April.
A spate of public apologies and pledges to resist revisiting the doomed idea followed, but the so-called Bix Six allegedly remain co-owners and shareholders of a holding company in Spain, with senior sources close to the venture claiming there is 'no mechanism' for withdrawal and the league will be relaunched, The Times has said.
The European Super League could resume despite angry fan protests against the doomed idea
Twelve clubs were announced as participants in April before the scheme was swiftly shelved
Organisers are said to believe that the hugely controversial plan is even more vital amid the financial crisis caused by Covid-19, with a senior source reportedly saying: 'The owners know this is not the end — it's just the beginning.
'We will resume dialogue, whether this year or next year. It's just financial gravity. Football can't survive in its current form.'
The six clubs were fined a total of £22m in total earlier this month, agreeing to pay £25m each and lose 30 points if they attempt to exhume the scheme that was plotted in secret and drew unanimous fan fury.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has consistently insisted that the 12 clubs behind the concept have 'binding contracts'. His own club, arch-rivals Barcelona and Italian giants
