By IANS
London : The G-14 has confirmed the names of 40 football clubs that will gather next month to discuss the formation of a new grouping of elite European sides.
The 18 current members of the G-14 will attend the meeting in Brussels Nov 13-14 along with 22 other teams who were recently invited to join.
Presently the G-14 members are Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Lyon, Marseille, Paris St Germain, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Porto.
As expected the likes of Sevilla, Chelsea, Roma, Monaco, Werder Bremen, Benfica and Celtic are set to be part of the organisation.
However, a number of names from Eastern Europe, such as Red Star Belgrade, Steaua Bucharest, CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Kiev, Sparta Prague, Wisla Krakow and Levski Sofia will also take part in the conference.
Anderlecht, Fenerbahce, Olympiakos, Basel, Maccabi Haifa, Rosenborg, FC Copenhagen and Austria Vienna have also confirmed that they would attend the meeting.
“This will be an initial meeting with the clubs,” G-14 communications manager Derek McGlynn said.
“It will be used to explain the idea behind the organisation, as well as gauging the level of interest of the clubs we have invited, who will potentially become members.
“The event is an opportunity to meet the clubs, present ideas and get some feedback.”
A total of 23 European countries will be represented in the new grouping, but Spanish outfit Sevilla’s official website has reported that the members will not have the same voting powers on issues.
AC Milan will have eight votes out of 103 available and will be the most “powerful” club, while Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia will have four each and Arsenal, Sevilla, Benfica and Ajax will have three apiece.
However, it is understood that such detailed decisions are not likely to be decided at the preliminary meeting in November.