Joan Laporta insists Super League not dead with English clubs "waiting" on final detail

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has claimed that the 'Big Six' Premier League clubs who signed up to the European Super League are still waiting to learn the future of the competition.

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City joined controversial project that was announced almost a year ago to heated backlash from supporters which forced all six to pull out. While AC Milan, Inter and Atletico Madrid followed, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus stayed put, remaining fixated on the idea to challenge Champions League reforms which have also received backlash.

As a staunch advocate, Laporta has now reaffirmed his dedication to the competition and backed those pushing for the project to "win" further legal proceedings. The 59-year-old told Mundo Deportivo : "We are still here with Juventus, Real Madrid and other teams waiting. English clubs are still waiting, whether Manchester, Liverpool or the Germans too.

"They are waiting to see if it will be a new competition format or if it will be an improved Champions League. But we are here and we win in each of the legal proceedings that have been initiated. We are now waiting for the verdict of the European Court and we hope that it will rule by the end of the year."

Laporta, who was elected just weeks before the failed European Super League launch in April 2021, previously affirmed to SPORT last October: "It's not parked, the opposite, it's alive and dialogue is open with all sorts of people in football who are working on it. Juve, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all there and we keep winning in the courts.

"We're still working on making a more attractive competition. It could be favourable economically for the clubs that take