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Joan Laporta claims Gianni Infantino is 'OPEN to talk about the European Super League' as Barca chief reveals that the FIFA president is ready to begin a dialogue over the project he previously 'strongly disapproved' of

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Joan Laporta has revealed that Gianni Infantino remains open to the idea of a European Super League, after the FIFA president previously declared his disapproval of the project.

The Barcelona chief claimed that Infantino was ready to discuss the idea of a European Super League, less than two years after FIFA themselves stated they 'strongly disapproved' of it, according to the Times.

Laporta made a bold prediction that the ESL would become a reality by 2025 earlier in January, but the project was dealt a major blow after a court backed UEFA in a row with Real Madrid, Barca and Juventus that it did not breach EU laws.