European Super League is not over and club managers are aware - Fiorentino Perez

Fiorentino Perez has hit at people who think the European Super League is completely over, saying ‘they are completely wrong.’

According to the Real Madrid president, who is also part of the founding members of the initiative with the key aim of saving football following clubs financial wreck by the coronavirus crises, there is a binding contract signed by the 12 teams and so the fact that there has been a halt does not mean it’s completely dead.

"They're completely wrong," he said when asked about people who think the Super League is already over on 'El Larguero' on Cadena SER.

"I don't think [the other clubs] have left yet.

"It's clear in the contract that you can't leave.

"Most people involved are directors who know this world."

Six English clubs; Manchester City before Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham amidst protest by fans and the involvement of the UK government, the Premier League and key stakeholders pulled out of the European Super League proposal on Tuesday night.

The decision affected the progress of the breakaway league after few others disengaged themselves in the process.

The owner of Liverpool football club took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to render an apology to the club fans and stakeholders for the unjust decision; a statement which has been acknowledged by many from a ‘selfish point of view.’

Perez expressed disappointment at the fall of the initiative that could transform the world of football explaining that the current Champions League is ‘old and unattractive’ to fans based on the format.

He outlined how the European Super League could have salvaged the finances of clubs yet their vision was misunderstood.

"I'm quite sad and disappointed because we've been working on this project for around three years and maybe we've not been able to explain it well," he expressed.

"The Champions League format is old and only interesting from the quarter-finals onwards.

"This format clearly doesn't work, so we thought that we could have a format where the most important teams in Europe play against each other from the very beginning of the season.

"We worked out the numbers and felt we could make much more money, more money for all the other teams too."