Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has challenged the Premier League to allow their arbitration claim against it to be heard in public.
Ashley is also urging the UK government to intervene if it refuses.
He is launching legal action against the governing body after it failed to reach a decision on a proposed largely Saudi-backed takeover bid last year after 17 weeks of deliberations under its owners' and directors' test, and is now citing the European Super League debacle to support his demand for greater transparency.
A club statement released on Thursday said: “The EPL Rules provide the entire arbitration process is confidential. However, both parties can agree for it to be in public. The club believes it should be.
“The issues at stake, including the lawfulness of the EPL's decision making process and the widely publicised alleged influence of the EPL's commercial partners on the EPL's decisions, are of far wider interest to other football clubs, fans and the public in general.
“The recent attempted breakaway by some EPL clubs – and the reaction of the government and public to it – has again highlighted the need for transparency and fairness in football governance.
“Gone are the days when important decisions that affect clubs and their fans should be made secretly, behind closed doors and away from the public eye.
“The club has nothing to hide with respect to the arbitration and invites the EPL to agree that it should no longer be held behind closed doors.
"If the EPL has acted lawfully and properly, it should have no reason to be afraid of the public spotlight."
The consortium, which is 80 per cent-funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund with the Reuben Brothers and Staveley's PCP Capital Partners each taking a 10 per cent stake, launched its £300million-plus attempt to buy the Magpies in April last year, but withdrew its offer on July 30 with a decision still pending.
