The Premier League is now under intense pressure to increase its contribution to the EFL and lower leagues by hundreds of millions of pounds per year.
The Government has made clear it is running out of patience with the top flight and will use a new regulator of the national game to force the world's richest league to hand over more cash, if it does not put its hand in its own pocket, first.
The top flight reaffirmed its opposition yesterday to a statutory-backed regulator and emphasised the 'unprecedented' financial support it provides to the wider football community.