The renowned technician of the Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Predicted in 2009 about the creation of a European Super League and his prophecy, incredibly, is coming true.
This is how the European Super League and the start date will be played
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Juventus, Milan and Inter are the 12 clubs that have so far confirmed their participation in this championship, which could start in the ‘August.
In that moment, Wenger declare how teams should be determined by merit rather than by who has the greatest wealth, although it seems that this will not be the case for the next tournament, with the six biggest clubs in the Premier League as the only English representation.
The Frenchman also stated in 2009 how he felt the plans were already in place, suggesting that recent news has been slow to arrive.
“I see more of a European league developing over time than a team leaving the country,” said the former coach at the time. “The national leagues will survive, but maybe in 10 years you will have a European superleague,” he added.
” I’m not 100% sure I’m right, but I feel that within our game there are some behind-the-scenes voices coming forward to do something about it, especially if the rules become too restrictive for these clubs ”, he commented.
” The way we’re going financially is that even the money that will come from the Champions League won’t be enough for some clubs because they spend too much money. The income is basically owned by UEFA and they distribute the money to the clubs, ” he noted Wenger 12 years ago.
The Super League will not go very far
After confirming the birth of the Superliga, Wenger spoke with talkSPORT on Monday and has stated that the championship is a big threat to local leagues.
The sanctions that the clubs of the European Superleague will receive
” I’d say it’s a bad idea. Football needs to stay together, it’s the most important thing. It is based on sporting merit and, above all, on respecting the history that has been built from European football, ” said the Gaul, who now works as FIFA’s Head of Global Development.
” I don’t think this idea will go very far. I don’t know what exactly is behind it. There is a more dangerous idea behind it and it is a big threat to the Premier League and other leagues, ” he said.
“When he was still in charge (of Arsenal), a lot of things were happening in other countries to reduce the dominance of the Premier League and a project like this would certainly speed it up,” he concluded.