The news comes after UEFA confirmed a major overhaul of their Champions League and Europa League rules - the changes coming into effect for the 2018/19 season.
England's top four teams will all now be guaranteed Champions League group stage spots with those in fifth and sixth directly qualifying for the groups of the Europa League.
Since the European competition's re-brand in 1992, only the English top-flight's top three teams were guaranteed a spot in the Champions League proper.
The team that finished fourth have had to navigate the final round of qualifying, with Liverpool having to beat Hoffenheim in a two-legged play-off earlier this season.
But all of the top-four will go straight into the groups as of next season. The team that finish fourth in 2017/18 will not have to go through qualifying, while those who finish fifth and sixth will also earn direct passage into the Europa League proper.
Before, only fifth place guaranteed a spot in the Europa League group stages.
And the Premier League aren't the only division to benefit from these changes, 26 teams now directly qualify instead of 22.
Four teams from England, Germany, Spain and Italy, plus the reigning champions of both European competitions, are assured of Champions League group stage places.
Russia and France's top two and the Portuguese, Ukrainian, Belgium and Turkish champions complete the set of those who qualify automatically.
Only a maximum of five teams from any one league can make the group stage of the prestigious tournament.
Two teams from the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 qualify directly for the Europa League group stages.
Another major change means matches will no longer kick off at the traditional 7.45pm (GMT/BST) start time.
Instead, games will get underway at either 5.55pm or 8pm, as they do already in the Europa League.
Elsewhere, teams who are eliminated from Champions League qualifying will be given the chance to reach the Europa League proper.
Only six teams will reach the tournament via this route, four less than under the current rules.
The Europa League, meanwhile, will see 17 teams qualify through their league position and 21 via the qualifying route.
This season's Champions League final is at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano with the Europa League equivalent in Baku, Azerbaijan at the Olympic Stadium - where Chelsea thrashed Qarabag 4-0 in October.
Source:express.co.uk