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Tottenham chief Daniel Levy has made it clear he wants the club to be involved in the new expanded Club World Cup in the future, which could see the club earn £50million for taking part. FIFA announced last year the Club World Cup would be expanded to include 24 teams instead of the current seven that take part.
Traditionally, the Club World Cup has featured the champions of each continent's major competition going head-to-head in an annual event.
The competition has previously taken place in December - during the season for Europe’s elite leagues - often disrupting their campaign.
But FIFA have decided to drastically change the format from 2021, with the tournament replacing the Confederations Cup on the calendar.
It will also take place every four years instead of annually, with the first edition being held in China, and it will be played in June after the national league competitions have finished.
Daniel Levy wants Tottenham to be in the new Club World Cup (Image: GETTY)
The radical changes have been criticised by several clubs with some suggesting they would shun the competition altogether.
It has been reported though that clubs who do take part could be set to earn £50m and it appears Tottenham chairman Levy is keen on the idea.
Tottenham’s board members met with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust a week ago and Levy addressed the potential of entering the Club World Cup.
“Daniel Levy felt the Club World Cup would probably happen but it wasn't clear how many teams from Europe would be involved yet,” the minutes of the meeting read.
“Daniel Levy would like Spurs to take part in that. It could replace an overseas tour and offer a more competitive edge for the players.
“However, there would be problems for the fixture calendar with too many games already. The FA is currently looking at how to ease pressure."
The use of VAR in the Premier League also came up in the meeting and Levy offered his view on the matter.
“Daniel feels there are two extreme views on VAR: the purists who want 100 per cent of the decisions right every time and those who don’t want VAR at all," said the minutes of the meeting.
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The Club World Cup will have a number of changes next year (Image: GETTY)
“He is conscious that football is in the business of entertaining fans and, at the moment, fans can’t even celebrate a goal.
“His view is that VAR should be used for clear and obvious errors – not ones that take an eternity to resolve. If it’s not obvious then the decision should stand.
“Daniel Levy is looking for improvements and if those can be made then VAR should stay."
Tottenham return to action tonight hoping to overturn a one-goal deficit in their Champions League clash against RB Leipzig.
Having been knocked out of the FA Cup last week, the Champions League represents Jose Mourinho’s last chance of a trophy this season.