Simon Jordan shares if he would push for European Super League if involved at Rangers or Celtic
Simon Jordan has admitted that he would go for the European Super League if involved with Rangers or Celtic in an ownership capacity.
The Old Firm were not included in the original plans for the Super League, which brought huge backlash from around the world, mainly in the English Premier League.
Jordan admitted that the financial opportunities are huge, with most of that ending up in the pockets of the players down the line, although he admitted he was curious to see if Rangers would be included.
Speaking in the latest episode of One 2 One for talkSPORT on YouTube, Jordan was left scratching his head at the question placed in front of him.
“If I was involved with Rangers or Celtic, would I be pushing for a Super League that I was unlikely to be invited to? Strange question,” he said. “If I was included in it, possibly, because of the opportunities that exist within the framework of finances.
“As long as meritocracy and fair opportunities for teams to be involved and part of the European Super League, there’s [nothing] wrong with the European Super League. This frenetic and hysterical reaction to the Super League last time stoked up by the people in the media was primarily because people didn’t understand.
“The European Super League is going to come again, and it’s going to come in a better guise, and it’s going to increase the opportunities for finance in football, and those finances will end up in the pockets of the players.
“If I’m Celtic and Rangers, I’m taking the first step on the ladder for a long time but there has been a bit more equitability in the fact that the team that win the Scottish Premier League can qualify automatically for the Champions League group stages rather than going through the qualifying rounds.
“That’s the first step on the ladder, but if I’m invited or considered to be in the European Super League, then, of course, I would be advocating for it if I was a Celtic or Rangers director, or owner. I’m curious to see if they will be included.”
Change.
It may bring immense new finances to the table at Ibrox, but we have seen in the Champions League that so much work would have to be done to make it worthwhile and not simply embarrassing.
Raking in that money could open the door to more opportunities on the transfer front, but it would simply end Scottish football, with the gap growing even bigger to the rest.
Rangers and Celtic already dominate both domestically and financially, so adding this to both would end competitive football as we know it, as it could do around Europe.
Douglas Park and the board would likely go all in if they were invited to join, but taking on the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City regularly could be catastrophic.
Modern football is now all about money and not actually the games it feels like, so as Jordan said, the Super League plans will come back again, there is no doubt.
Will Rangers be involved in that? Time will tell.
In other Rangers news, this finance expert admits the Bears have numerous options on the table to generate more investment when needed