The EFL is asking the Premier League to halve the financial gap between the top flight and the Championship as part of negotiations over a new settlement for English football.
As the government revealed that the long-awaited white paper on an independent regulator is due to be put before parliament in a fortnight, the EFL and Premier League continue to wrangle over the details of a deal that would see more money move down the football pyramid.
The EFL has long called for the Premier League to share 25% of its TV revenue with its 72 clubs, but has met with strong resistance and recently wrote…
