Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has claimed he is working on a new £8.5billion proposal to change the format of European football.
De Laurentiis — known as 'ADL' in Italy — is a prominent film producer and has been the owner and chairman of Napoli since 2004.
He believes the promise of European competition has forced clubs to spend beyond their means to stay competitive, a model that is unsustainable and threatening to clubs throughout the pyramid.
He disagreed with the European Super League proposals - that were ditched in April - based on the premise that clubs of high standing were to be involved without having earned a spot and would ensure any European league under his stewardship would be subject to clubs' performances. "The
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