TEBAS OR NOT TEBAS? THAT IS THE QUESTION

THE search for a new Premier League chief executive has reached the point at which candidates have been invited for a second interview, and La Liga boss Javier Tebas remains in the frame. ITV’s strategy chief Tom Betts is also understood to be on the shortlist, despite having been overlooked when Susanna Dinnage was initially appointed to succeed Richard Scudamore. But Tebas (below) would be an interesting choice given his efforts to break the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona since taking charge of Spain’s top flight in 2013. He would surely be regarded with some suspicion by the Premier League’s big six, not least the former Barcelona chiefs now running Manchester City. Not until a chief executive has been appointed will the Premier League even begin their search for a new chairman, or determine the exact nature of the role. Senior club insiders, however, think it will be rewarded on a level with the chairs of FTSE 100 companies, with a salary somewhere in the region of £350,000. That would be roughly 10 times what Greg Clarke is paid as the chairman of the FA.