Newport County chairman Huw Jenkins has backed plans to give Wales’ EFL clubs the chance to compete for European qualification via a Welsh cup competition.
But Jenkins says the proposal, known as Prosiect Cymru (Project Wales), can only move forward if it wins support from English football’s authorities.
As clubs in the English pyramid, Newport, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham are only able to qualify for European competitions via the Premier League, FA Cup or EFL Cup as it stands.
But talks are ongoing about the quartet entering the Welsh League Cup – currently known as the Nathaniel MG Cup – for a chance to represent Wales in the Europa Conference League.
The plans have been presented to England’s Football Association (FA), Uefa, the Premier League and clubs in the Cymru Premier, with Jenkins stressing that all parties must be happy.
“We can’t lose sight of the fact that we are affiliated to the EFL. We have been for many, many years, like all the clubs,” he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.
