Financial analyst Kieran Maguire suggested that the owners of Premier League powerhouses Liverpool and Manchester United, along with the other members of the ‘Big Six’, harbor a desire to rejoin the European Super League (ESL).
Despite their recent declarations of steering clear of the revived ESL plans following their withdrawal in 2021 amidst fan backlash, Maguire believes their true inclinations lie elsewhere.
Speaking to Football Insider, Maguire stated:
“There’s no doubt that the owners of Liverpool, Man United and the other sneaky six would love to be in the Super League, but I think they all know from the very hostile reaction of fans that this would not be an acceptable decision.”
He elaborated further:
“I think what we will see is perhaps a Super League which doesn’t involve English clubs to begin with. If this has a significant detrimental impact on the value of Uefa’s rights then we will start to see a whisper campaign that clubs cannot afford to not be involved because Real Madrid and Barcelona are.”
Maguire also noted:
“It’ll be interesting to see who is going to sign up because I would imagine there’d be a very hostile reaction from German football fans. English football fans have clearly voted with their voices and their feet when the first variant of the Super League emerged.“
