According to The Guardian, some big names previously linked to LIV Golf have resurfaced.

At the LIV Golf finale in Miami over the weekend, rumors flew about Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Mito Pereira and Thomas Pieters potentially joining LIV for the 2023 season.

The report from respected journalist Ewan Murray stated:

“Speculation in Miami has linked Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Mito Pereira and Thomas Pieters with LIV. The loss of Cantlay and Schauffele would serve as a blow to the PGA Tour. Only a 72nd-hole disaster cost Pereira this year’s US PGA Championship. Pieters would ordinarily be in the mix for a place in Europe’s 2023 Ryder Cup team, a scenario that would be undermined by any switch to the Saudi Arabia-backed tour. LIV refused to comment on individual discussions with players.”

In addition to the speculation regarding the potential incoming players, The Guardian also spoke to LIV’s president, Atul Khosla, who confirmed there will be some new players in the mix next year.

“We are in the middle of the discussions,” he said of potential new signings. “We are going to get it done this year. We want the teams locked in by the new year. It will play itself out over the next couple of months.”

Khosla recognizes the importance of securing a television deal, and it seems that will be the main priority as LIV enters its off-season this week.

“On the US front, we are back and forth with a few different networks,” he said. “Step one was to show them the product, which they clearly understand. We had to show them the graphics and how it would be very different. Step two was to clear the time.

“We are now at the point where outlets have said time could be cleared. There are only so many times a year you can do that on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are figuring out what the commercial arrangements could look like.

“I feel good about where we are, but we have work to do over the next couple of months. We think we are providing an incredible commercial product. These are not six-month or one-year deals, if a TV network is getting behind this it’s for multiple years. We have got to start commercializing the product. We have got to get on TV, we have to get corporate partners. These are milestones that we need to hit.”

Many LIV critics have pointed to the fact the LIV didn’t have a clear business model as a major reason as to why it couldn’t last longer than a few years. However, Khosla’s comments clearly indicate that the plan is to create revenue starting in 2023.

Article originally appeared on: GolfWRX.com