Super League Clubs Unlikely To Face Heavy Penalties
Clubs that abandoned the European Super League are unlikely to face heavy financial penalties, as there is “no appetite for any legal battles” within the body.
It had initially been felt by officials at some of the clubs that the contracts were so binding that it would have been almost impossible to leave, and this was put forward as a reason why Tuesday’s revelations about the Super League were to be disregarded.
According to reports, there was “theoretically” the possibility for “eye-watering” punishments, but the spirit of the agreements was that they applied to anyone unilaterally jumping ship in the third or fourth year of the project.
Under the circumstances, with 10 clubs gone but all of them still shareholders,there is no will to get into a messy civil war.
The officials instead have to work it out between themselves to unpick the situation, although that is made more difficult because Juventus and Real Madrid are still clinging to the idea, along with Barcelona.
While sources within the Super League state the “project is now dead,” there is still a will to revive something similar in the future, ensuring the need to keep good relations.
It is understand any financial cost for leaving would be relatively small, similar to the transfer fee of a squad player.
The clubs ultimately have no desire to “squeeze the life out of each other” after what has been a bruising week.
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Chelsea were the first to announce they were preparing paperwork to leave the Super League on Tuesday evening, a development quickly followed by Manchester City’s announcement that they had withdrawn. Other clubs followed which crippled the hopes of the Super League project.
It is understand that, even by early Tuesday evening, there was still total denial at the Super League’s Madrid base that the project was falling apart.
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