Inter and their Super League counterparts are waiting to discover if they will face sanctions from UEFA, according to a report in the Italian media today.
Gazzetta dello Sport’s print edition said European football’s governing body was preparing to ‘secure the future’ so that no clubs could use such a threat against them again.
Inter and the other 11 clubs who intended to join the Super League will face ‘inevitable conditions’ upon their return to UEFA, who have called an executive board meeting for tomorrow to discuss the issue.
However, there are some within UEFA who have suggested banning Real Madrid and Juventus – the leaders of the ‘rebellion’ – from the Champions League for one year.
Others would like to ask clubs for damages after the Super League fiasco, but the Milan-based paper assured this was unlikely to happen.
In any case, UEFA are set to bring in more rigid competition rules now which will make it much harder for clubs to flirt with outside parties, forcing them to commit to their tournaments for ‘decades’.
UEFA will also need to listen to the requests of the top clubs who wanted to breakaway, Gazzetta warned, making a commitment to find a solution which makes football more financially sustainable.
One solution would be to loosen Financial Fair Play rules in order to give clubs greater freedom of movement, while introducing a salary cap and a luxury tax.
UEFA could also bring forward their reforms for the Champions League, announced on Monday, which were due to be introduced from 2024.
