Inter would earn nearly four times as much money from playing in a European Super League as they do in the UEFA Champions League, a leading Italian finance expert explained today.

The Nerazzurri were one of 12 leading European clubs to announce their participation in the new franchise on Sunday night, in a group of 12 founding members which also included Serie A rivals AC Milan and Juventus.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has warned clubs must ‘live with the consequences’ if they decide to start a breakaway league, while FIGC president Gabriele Gravina slammed the plans earlier as ‘unjustifiable’ and against the values of sport.

“You’re guaranteed a fixed amount of money by participating in the Champions League as well, but it’s not comparable to what the clubs would get from a Super League,” Sky Italia’s economics correspondent Michelangela Pira explained on Sky Sport 24 this afternoon.

“The average club will earn €60 million from playing in the Champions League, whereas you’d get €233 million from the Super League.

“The clubs involved would gain more money, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has even said it himself that it’s about balancing their books.”

UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin has also spoken out against the Super League project, promising fans he wouldn’t let the 12 clubs ‘take football away’.

Inter clearly have a strong financial argument for joining the franchise though, with Pira explaining how the Nerazzurri feel they are shortchanged by Serie A’s current TV rights agreement.

“Inter, AC Milan and Juventus are responsible for 83% of Italian football’s audience, but they only receive 21% of the TV rights money,” she added.

“Inter have four million fans and receive €80 million each year from TV rights, whereas SPAL get €40 million.

“The big clubs feel there’s an imbalance at the moment between the size of their fan base and how much money they receive.”