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Scots clubs HAVE held discussions over Super League Revenue a ‘significant’ increase on UEFA prize fund

By STEPHEN McGOWAN

REVAMPED plans for a European Super League would see Celtic and Rangers eclipse the huge sums currently on offer for competing in the UEFA Champions League.

Bernd Reichart, chief executive of organising management company A22, has already held discussions with clubs in Scotland.

Insisting teams don’t wish to be named for fear of UEFA reprisals, Reichart told Sportsmail that a minimum of 14 midweek league games for participating clubs will lead to a ‘significant’ increase in European revenues for clubs in Scotland and beyond.

Where Celtic and Rangers currently earn a sum in the region of £30million a year for playing in UEFA’s premier competition, the German claims that a new 60-80 team multi-league format, incorporating promotion and relegation, will ‘re-energise’ domestic competitions living in the shadow of England’s Premier League.

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