The president of a group representing 37 leagues from across Europe insists he'd rather the Scottish Premiership winners gained automatic access to the Champions League instead of also-rans from an elite division.
New proposals from UEFA could see teams finishing as low as sixth in the likes of the English Premier League or Spain's La Liga qualify for the continent's top competition if they have a historically superior coefficient.
It's part of the 'Swiss model' proposed by the governing body to all 55 member federations last week that could also turn the group stage into a league table format, and increase the number of games in the opening phase from six to 10.
But European Leagues president Lars-Christer Olsson - who is also a former UEFA chief executive - strongly opposes the plans.
And he'd rather see the likes of Rangers or Celtic take that seat at Europe's top table rather than another club from the so-called 'big five' of England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
Speaking at the FT's Business of Sport conference, Olsson said: "We think the three extra positions should be allocated in a way that more associations can be represented in the Champions League.
"It must not be given to one of the 'big five' associations.
"We are also of the opinion that the so-called country cap of the Champions League should stay at maximum five teams from the same association.
"We are actually preferring champions from Scotland, Denmark or Switzerland to qualify, for example, rather than team number six from England or Spain.
"There is also no discussion about the financial distribution in the competition of the new proposal. In my opinion, it’s not possible to take a decision only on format now without a definition of principles for the new financial distribution system.
"We know already that the current system will continue to grow the financial gap of European club football.
"It will also prevent the free and proper competition of titles in European competitions, as well as in domestic competitions. This cannot continue. This has to be discussed.
"Give us the time needed for a proper process to involve all stakeholders and make the right decision to benefit of all not just a few."
