Everton’s British-Iranian owner Farhad Moshiri has weighed in on the recent European Super League controversy on talkSPORT, claiming the ‘big six’ are attacking the Premier League.

The owner has slammed the ESL in which arch-rivals Liverpool would join a host of Europe’s elite clubs in creating a closed-shop American-style league – one without relegation.

Financed by over £4 billion in loans from American investment bank J. P. Morgan, the system would ensure vastly-expanded and more stable streams of income for Europe’s elite – but it would mean the end of football pyramids across Europe.

Everton released a strongly worded official statement this morning condemning the breakaway ‘big six’ clubs in a fiery fashion, and Moshiri himself has come out to echo the sentiments formally expressed by his club.

Moshiri claimed that the move is designed to mirror a similar power grab he feels came in with Financial Fair Play regulation, arguing that such moves “consolidated” a ‘big six’ oligopoly in football at the expense of rival clubs.

He claimed that “every facet” of the proposal “is against the idea of British football”, claiming that this is “six clubs attacking the Premier League and should be punished”, calling for a points deduction for the teams involved this season.

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Moshiri has exhibited a commendable amount of leadership in sticking his head above the parapets to speak out on such an evocative and controversial issue gripping the world of football right now.

European football will need to conjure up as many influential voices as possible if a resolve to ensure the proposed reforms are dead in the water is to remain firm.