PSV deny Old Firm's English talks will kill Atlantic League plans
PSV Eindhoven today denied negotiations over an Atlantic League were dead in the water despite the Celtic and Rangers’ links with the Nationwide League in England.
The Dutch club were one of the front-runners in the proposals to set up a European League along with the Scottish Old Firm clubs.
But despite claims to the contrary from Rangers chairman David Murray, a top PSV official insists discussions over an Atlantic League would still go on with Glasgow’s big two.
Spokesman Pedro Salazar said: "We are concerned about the situation in general, not just about PSV or Glasgow Rangers.
"All the clubs are concerned about the general situation and we are trying to get a solution to that and that’s why we are talking about everything.
"All the options are open at this moment. We are still talking about the Atlantic League and we will see what we can get and what we can organise.
"We are not planning any congress, but we have very close contact.
"We talk by telephone and sometimes we meet at matches and that’s got to be the way to find a solution. Those discussions will continue.’’
The Dutch club have also rejected suggestions that an Old Firm move to England could set a precedent to other clubs in Europe.
"We are not united with any other country and cannot go to the Bundesliga or to the French competition," added Salazar. "That’s impossible.
"Maybe in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland they can do it, but that’s another story."
