The Super League has been put on hold after a major part of the founding clubs chose to exit the tournament following massive uproars from their fans.
All the six Premier League sides had chosen to exit the tournament within just 48 hours of the official announcement of the ESL but Florentino Perez is adamant that the tournament is not going anywhere since the contracts signed by the club are binding in nature.
“I’m not going to explain now what a binding contract is,” Perez told AS, as quoted by Goal. “But the clubs cannot leave.
“Some of them, because of pressure, have had to say that they’re leaving. But this project or one like it will go forward, and I hope it’s soon.
“The Super League still exists, and the members are still in it. Now we have given ourselves some weeks to think, while we face the violence that some people, who don’t want to lose their privileges, have used to manipulate our project.”
“The Super League does not go against domestic competitions and its objective is to ensure that more money is available for all sections of football. The concept is to generate more interest for the games. Nor do I think that the changes which UEFA have made are a real solution to the problem because what has been proposed isn’t even an improvement on the current model.
“Also, we cannot wait until 2024. But in any case, we must have done something badly. We are going to try to turn this around and develop more ideas. Maybe the solution is for the top four teams in every league to play.
“The truth is, no. Not the format, that nobody understands, not the time period, because by 2024… either we fix this before or all the clubs go bankrupt.”
This statement might not just hollow threats since various rumours reveal that a binding contract might have been signed by the clubs and according to some leaked documents, the clubs who wish to withdraw from the tournament will have to pay a penalty fee of €130 million.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are the only clubs who are yet to pull out of the Super League and if Perez’s statement holds any water then we can understand why the two Spanish sides are still ready to honour their contracts despite all the other sides vacating their spots.
