The Premier League are confident the Big Six clubs, who caused such a divisive split at the last clubs' summit, have been brought into line ahead of the next summit next month.
There was huge discord in the top flight, where the whole strategy is based on a collective approach, when representatives from Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Manchester United and City, shamelessly broke away in full view of the other 14 clubs to discuss their reaction to a record-breaking TV rights deal with China.
However, such has been the fall-out from the Big Six's disrespectful approach at a 20-club gathering — which infuriated Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore — that a repeat performance is not expected during a Premier League clubs meeting again, however often the superior six might now meet in private, or correspond via their own WhatsApp group.