Football clubs competing in the Champions League could be banned from making a transfer between themselves. The radical changes are being proposed by the European Clubs Association chairman Andrea Agnelli - who represents 246 clubs across Europe including nine in the Premier League. Agnelli revealed that a new agreement on an 'ideal' format for the Champions League was set to be agreed upon. However, the new competition not set to begin until 2024, he would like any changes to be made in tandem with wider reform in the game, according to The Guardian. "No triple-figures transfers between Champions League participating clubs maybe would [mean] focusing instead on champion players in smaller countries allowing us only to buy players there," Agnelli said. "These are elements we are discussing but certainly cost control will be one of the biggest challenges in terms of reforms going forward. I think we’re very close to my ideal Champions League, I think the Swiss system is beautiful. I think it will provide great opportunities for those teams participating in that competition. It will provide the knockouts that are the essence of any competition. It’s very, very close to an ideal Champions League. We’re maybe just a couple of weeks away. "My attention for quite a long time has been to make sure we find a solution with Uefa. We had fights with Alex [Uefa’s president, Alexander Ceferin] in the autumn months because we wanted to find the balance between continental and domestic competition. It’s [about] having a balanced competitive landscape."
Source: Liverpool ECHO/ *Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!