Premier League announce brand new competition launching in less than two weeks with hefty prize money up for grabs

THE PREMIER LEAGUE person announced a marque caller contention that volition boost elite younker improvement successful the country.

The Prem has teamed up with the National League to motorboat the National League Cup.

The tourney volition assistance young players from Premier League and EFL clubs summation further opportunities to trial themselves against elder absorption from the 5th tier.

It volition besides connection the accidental for National League clubs to play regular matches against the champion Under-21 teams successful England astatine their ain stadiums.

The contention comes with a combined prize of £1million, provided by the Premier League.

The magnitude volition beryllium distributed lone amongst the National League clubs.

Blackburn Rovers, Brighton, Fulham, Leeds, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Southampton, Stoke, Sunderland, Tottenham, West Brom, West Ham and Wolves person been confirmed.

They volition beryllium joined by Aldershot Town, Altrincham, Boston United, Braintree Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Ebbsfleet United, Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Maidenhead United, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, Sutton United, Tamworth, Wealdstone and Woking.

The National League Cup kicks disconnected connected October 1 with a radical signifier consisted of 4 groups of eight.

The 2 best-placed teams successful each radical volition beforehand to the quarter-finals.

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Premier League Chief Football Officer Tony Scholes said: "We’re excited to motorboat this caller contention successful concern with the National League.

“The contention volition supply further opportunities for young players successful the nether 17-21 property groups to summation invaluable acquisition of playing against First Team opposition, thing galore of our existent Premier League stars person experienced successful their development.

“We’re pleased to beryllium capable to enactment successful the cognition of the contention and look guardant to seeing the wider benefits it volition bring to National League clubs.”