The League Cup could feature some Under 23 teams in the future to help with player development and ease the fixture load on clubs involved in Europe, according to EFL chairman Rick Parry.
The controversial Project Big Picture proposals which leaked in October, and which received public backing from Parry, included the abolition of the League Cup alongside some other significant calendar changes, such as the reduction of the Premier League to 18 clubs.
Top-flight clubs swiftly rejected PBP, which was developed by Liverpool and Manchester United and was criticised for attempting to concentrate power in the hands of the top flight's 'Big Six' clubs, in favour of continuing with the league's own strategic review.