Introducing B teams to the EFL is 'non-negotiable', according to its chair Rick Parry.
He is looking to remove the cliff edge between the Premier League and the Championship, and is still pushing for the EFL to receive a 25 per cent cut of the revenue from selling Premier League and EFL rights together.
However, he insists there is no possibility of the EFL allowing top-flight clubs to drop B teams into its competition as part of any improved settlement.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said it would be 'best for English football' for academy players to go up against sides in the Championship or League One every weekend, while the club's chief executive Ferran Soriano has also spoken favourably about the idea in the past.