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Premier League chief Richard Masters reportedly pulled out gathering with NBC and Sky Sports delegates on Wednesday

Premier League CEO Richard Masters has reportedly pulled out of a broadcast meeting(Image: Tom Dulat/Getty Images for Premier League)

Richard Masters reportedly withdrew from a gathering with some of the Premier League's most important broadcast partners to handle the fallout of Manchester City's recent legal dispute. Masters, the Premier League's chief executive since succeeding Richard Scudamore in 2019, was due to take to Scotland's Loch Lomond Golf Club on Wednesday to meet Sky Sports and NBC delegates.

However, the Daily Mail claims Masters made a "last-minute call" to withdraw from the event as he tries to deal with the aftermath of Manchester City's recent tribunal case with the Premier League.

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Earlier this week, City claimed they had secured a victory over the Premier League in their case disputing the current Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules.

However, in a statement released on Monday, the Premier League said it welcomed "the tribunal's findings, which endorsed the overall objectives, framework and decision-making" of the APT rules, which were introduced three years ago in the wake of the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United.

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But that didn't go down well at the Etihad, as on Monday night, infuriated City chiefs reportedly sent an email to Liverpool - and the 19 other clubs - accusing the Premier League of spreading "inaccuracies" about the case.

Now, Masters' non-attendance at Loch Lomond is said to be a decision that was taken ahead of next Thursday's Premier League summit, which has been quickly arranged to discuss the practicality of the APT rules after the three-person panel identified several elements of the legislation "which do not, in their current form, comply with competition and public law requirements".

The Mail claims no venue has been decided upon for next Thursday's meeting; however, several "big-hitters" from across the Premier League are expected to attend, while those further afield could decide to attend remotely.