EXCLUSIVE: FA turn down £150m offer for a rebranded form of the WSL

The FA have rejected a £150million offer from a private equity company to form a rebranded Women’s Super League next season.

Sportsmail has learned that several top clubs, including champions Chelsea and Manchester City, were interested in the plan, which would have created a new WSL structure run by clubs, similar to the Premier League. But the FA did not want to give up control.

The £150m would have been shared among the 12 WSL clubs on the proviso that it was spent on three key areas — new management structures, facilities and player development. 

The new money could have transformed the finances for the women’s game at a key period, with the FA hoping a successful England campaign at this summer’s home Euros will boost participation, attendances and commercial opportunities. 

The private equity investment would have dwarfed any funding made available by the FA, or that generated by the clubs. By comparison the WSL TV deal is worth around £8m per season. 

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The investors believe the WSL has potential for commercial growth and would have provided funds to improve the quality and depth of the competition, which has been