SPLITTING MAD

have been left furious at the clandestine nature of the negotiations.

It has caused a backlash from fans, the Government have condemned the plan and Chelsea, City, Arsenal and Tottenham appear to be keeping a distance until knowing the fall-out.

The plan – which includes the Premier League ue being reduced to 18 clubs and d the Big Six having more say and bigger rewards before offering a £250m bail out to the EFL – would need to be voted through but already looks a non-starter.

Secretary of State Oliver

Dowden has even warned the Government could step in. Dowden (below) said: “If we keep having backroom deals and other things going on we will have to look again at the underlying under governance of fo football.

“We promised in the manifesto a fan-led review and the events I have seen the t past few weeks have made m this seem more urgent.

“Unless the clubs and the Premier League and the EFL can get together urgently in order to support the game it does raise genuine questions about the governance of the sport.”