The Government wants to break up the Big Four by calling for them to hand over their Champions League and TV cash to the rest of Barclays Premier League clubs, reports the Daily Mail. The plea to redistribute football's billions comes after high level talks with the Premier League, Football League and the FA.
Champions League cash, worth £15million-£40m to each qualifying clubs each season, would be shared out among the 20 clubs in England's top division under the scheme, as would the Premier League's £1bn TV and sponsorship revenue.
The proposals follow talks held in October with football's power brokers on areas including governance, financial regulation and debt.
A Department for Culture, Media and Sport spokesman said: "We are continuing to have good and productive discussions with the Premier League on their response to the questions posed to the football authorities last autumn.
"We are pleased that the Premier League have stepped up to the plate and are discussing changes that would improve the development of the game at the highest level in this country.
"We have made it clear that it is not Government's job to run football but to challenge the game on issues that are in the public interest and we will continue to do that as part of our ongoing dialogue."
