Football League chairman Rick Parry has ruled out Premier League B teams being introduced.
Former Liverpool chief Parry is still pushing for the EFL to receive a 25 per cent cut of the revenue from selling Premier League and EFL rights together.
However, he insists there is no possibility of the EFL allowing top-flight clubs to drop B teams into its competition as part of any improved settlement.
He told the PA news agency: "I just don't see it, and irrespective of my view, it is absolutely not something that our clubs have any enthusiasm for.
"It's been tried - (former FA chair) Greg Dyke tried it. (Another former FA chair) Greg Clarke introduced it at the very start of (Project) Big Picture and I said 'that's non-negotiable, it's not happening'.
"Frankly, I don't even see it being on the table. I've spoken quite a lot about fresh ideas, new thinking, not having preconceived ideas, but I've got a preconceived idea about B teams and that's not within the boundaries.
"The strength of the EFL is that every one of our clubs sits at the heart of the community. Our clubs put almost as much emphasis on the community as they do on the first team and what happens on the pitch.
"This isn't about B teams suddenly parachuting in because you cannot possibly replicate that, it's just misunderstanding what the pyramid is."
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