The EFL plans to stick with the two-leg format for the Carabao Cup semi-finals next season with no new funding agreement in place with the Premier League.
The PA news agency understands consideration is being given to reducing the semi-finals to a single leg as part of a 'New Deal' with the Premier League which includes extra funding for the EFL, with Mail Sport revealing in October that the deal would be finalised if Premier League clubs signed off on it.
Calendar considerations are a part of the 'New Deal' talks as the Premier League seeks to manage the threat of congestion being caused by the expansion of UEFA's club competitions next season.
However, no offer on funding has been put to the EFL by the Premier League to date, with top-flight clubs unable to agree on the amount of extra funding or where that funding should come from.
'As it stands there is no agreement in place to make any changes to the Carabao Cup's two-legged semi-final format, which continues to provide significant financial benefit to EFL clubs,' the league's chief executive Trevor Birch said.
'The league remains committed to a review of the calendar, but any significant changes cannot be made unilaterally and would need to come with significant levels of compensation and adopted as part of any new distribution deal with the Premier League and its clubs.'
This season's Carabao Cup has reached the semi-final stage, with Chelsea booking their place in the final with a 6-1 second-leg win over Middlesbrough on Tuesday night. Fulham and Liverpool play the second leg of the other semi-final on Wednesday night, with the Reds 2-1 up after the first meeting.
EFL chairman Rick Parry told MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport select committee last week that his
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