By John Cross Premier League clubs have reached a stalemate over a new £998m deal for the EFL. The 20 top flight clubs – including Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly – met in London for two and a quarter hours on Monday but could not even get as far as taking a vote on a financial package. It turns up the pressure on Premier League chief executive Richard Masters who has been urged by Government ministers reach an agreement – or a new Independent Regulator will step in. But Premier League clubs are at loggerheads with each other over who will pay for the new EFL de…