Super League rebel puts Celtic and Rangers on red alert as Atletico light fuse for controversial revival with EPL barb

Atletico Madrid are stoking the flames for a dramatic Super League revival bid as Judgement Day rolls into view.

Both Celtic and Rangers have been mentioned when it comes to dramatic plans that would alter the football landscape. Earlier this year,Record Sport revealed the Premiership pair were on the the hitlist of a breakaway venture powered by Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona. Both were remaining loyal to UEFA but Bernd Reichart – the chief of the ESL's company A22 – has made pitches to clubs across Europe.

He claims to have had talks with Scottish clubs, however, UEFA reprisals had him stopping short of naming who. On December 21st, The European Court of Justice will have its final say on the validity of a European Super League, as the rebels claim UEFA and FIFA were breaking competition law by threatening club sanctions.

12 European clubs put their ESL plans into motion back in 2021 but were met by furious backlash, and the Premier League clubs pulling out put paid to any advances. But Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has now claimed it's a plan that could have been beneficial to Spain.

He insists that with the breakaway league not being created, England's top table has been able to steal a march on signing the world's top talent. He concedes it needs English support to be viable.

Cerezo told Onda Cero: “I think the Super League is good for Spanish football. With there being no Super League, the English have won.

"The Financial Fair Play was not fixed, and it benefits them. The proof being that they have taken all the best players. Atletico left because we didn’t want UEFA to sanction us. and without the English teams, there was no way to continue.”