The Old Firm's traditional dominance in Scotland has resulted in regular discussions about the possibility of Celtic and Rangers joining the English Premier League.

But the Celtic boss, inducted in to the SFA's Hall of Fame on Sunday, believes a new European league structure will make redundant the cry for a revamped English top flight.

"I think in years to come there will be a European league with 54 or 60 clubs," he told the BBC's Inside Sport.

"That's the way everybody will get round it.

"There will be a new structure, a new body,

"The powers that be, the businessmen coming into football now, will say 'forget FIFA, forget UEFA, we're so powerful we'll have three leagues with the best 60 clubs'.

"I think that's the way it's got to go."

Strachan added that FIFA will have no choice but to go along with such an ambitious and radical project.

"It will be that powerful that I think FIFA would have to go along and say 'we better let them get on with it because they'll just keep the players away from international level'."