UEFA revealed that they are considering a major overhaul that would see the Europa League axed and replaced by a 64-team Champions League.
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In an interview with Ouest France, president of the governing body of European football, Michel Platini said they are keen to make some changes to the format of the European competitions for 2015 and beyond.
The new format would see the current Europa League scrapped in favour of a 64-team Champions League. This would mean that seven English Premier League clubs could qualify for Europe's most prestigious competition.
"There is a debate to determine what form the European competitions will have between 2015 and 2018," said Platini.
"We are discussing it, we will make a decision in 2014. There is nothing decided yet."
Platini also dismissed speculation about a breakaway European competition forming because of the proposed Financial Fair Play regulations.
"It's a question that is regularly brought up," the Frenchman added.
"I can't see how it could work outside the Uefa framework. Who will referee them? In what stadiums will they play?"
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