Inter’s legendary former goalkeeper Walter Zenga is not convinced Europe’s new Super League will take place after all.
Inter were one of 12 leading European clubs to announce their participation in the new franchise last night, in a group of founding members which also included Serie A rivals AC Milan and Juventus.
The new league is due to start ‘as soon as practicable’ but has received widespread condemnation from football officials and supporters, with UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin dismissing it as ‘a nonsense project’ and ‘disgraceful’.
“It’s a real mess,” Zenga told Perform Stats News today (via FcInterNews.it).
“This project could destroy all the smaller clubs, I don’t think it’s good news for football: they’re trying to create an exclusive group.
“It’s a decision they’ve taken because of commercial reasons, in order to make more money and increase revenue, but if you ask me if I like it I’ll say no.
“But I don’t know why clubs have agreed to sign up anyway.
“It will be difficult for them to go forward after Ceferin’s comments, there are too many problems to solve and the clubs can’t go it alone.
“UEFA have said there will be sanctions for players as well (being banned from playing in the European Championships), so I don’t think the Super League will happen.”
Inter, AC Milan and Juventus would be joined in the Super League by six Premier League clubs (Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham) and three La Liga teams (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid).
The games would be played in midweek, overlapping with the UEFA Champions League but allowing clubs to keep playing in their domestic leagues.
