Reading striker Dave Kitson fears the day when football's fat cats get their way and a full-scale European Super League comes into being.

England's top four clubs annually take part in the Champions League which is only a mini-version of what Kitson believes the top brass of UEFA eventually want.

And he admits: "My nightmare scenario will be a breakaway group from the top leagues in Europe. If that happens, it will be a disaster (for the rest)."

He told the Reading Evening Post: "You have the top four teams, but there just aren't enough world-class players to go around. And with the wages being asked for, the gap will widen.

"Where does football go next for more competition and more revenue? A breakaway European Super League with top teams in Europe playing each other every week?

"I know there are a lot of people in high-up positions pushing for that but if it happens, it would be a disaster for a lot of us and personally I'd feel for football."