“I think there will be a Super League,” Laporta told Spanish radio station Cadena SER. “I would not have entered into this project if it was not an open competition and it was accepted by Real Madrid , Juventus and other clubs that have not yet shown their faces but are very interested in this competition.
“[The Super League] will be a reality in 2025, if the resolution is favourable,” he added. “If the ruling, which I believe will not happen because what is being called into question is the defence of free competition in the framework of the EU, and I believe that this will be won.”
But Laporta said that Premier League clubs would not be part of the first wave to join a new competition - even if a number of them remain keen on the wider propsoal.
He added: “In a first step, what we will have is a European competition that will compete with the Premier League. I don’t think the English teams are going to enter in the first step.
“We want them to enter and there is a lot of communication with the English clubs Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham. All these clubs, most of which are for sale and some have already been sold, are interested.
“The state leagues would be maintained and this will end up with a merger between the European Super League and the Premier [League].”