Tebas secured a deal to play La Liga matches in the US before it was blocked by the Spanish FA

Javier Tebas, the head of Spain’s La Liga who has championed playing matches overseas, has emerged as a contender to become the Premier League’s chief executive.

Tebas, who has run La Liga since 2013, is understood to have been identified as a potential successor to Richard Scudamore.

Although Tebas has limited English, that is not believed to be regarded as an insurmountable issue given his successful spell in charge of the Spanish top flight, which is second only to the Premier League in terms of TV income for a domestic football league.

Tebas has gained a reputation for revolutionary ideas and secured a deal with promoters in the US to play La Liga matches there. The first match was due to be Barcelona v