BREAKING: Liverpool and Manchester United in talks for new FIFA-backed European league.
EXCLUSIVE: A handful of English football clubs have been approached about joining a new European competition.
Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are mentioned by insiders in talks.
It is not thought that any of the English clubs has yet signed legally binding terms to join, and it was unclear which member of the so-called "Big Six" would miss out if only five are ultimately involved.
Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga clubs are also involved in the proposed 18-team competition that could start in 2022.
It follows the blueprint - dubbed Project Big Picture - that would have seen the Premier League reduced in size from 20 to 18 clubs but was rejected at a recent meeting of club executives for a "strategic review”.
Read more here: news.sky.com/story/top-english-clubs-in-bombshell-talks-to-join-european-premier-league-12109175
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