Shell, I was on a talktalk blog where it got mentioned as a 'sort of' fact but there was no link so I went looking at the blogs of clubs such as Preston, Sheff Utd, Derby and Leicester.
Their fans all felt that it was a done deal between the FA, Premier league and the EFL given the ongoing funding negotiations. They all thought that it was inevitable for either 25/26 or 26/27. Somebody on radio called Simon Jordan (Who?) was actually pushing for it.
Sorry, that's the best I can offer... but I agree with the fans of those clubs.