Salary Cap For Premier League Players

[GibbosEmpire]

Proposals are being made to introduce a salary cap for players, I presume to prevent even more astronomical wages. I feel this will only work if other leagues get on board also, otherwise players will just go to teams offering more money than any Premier League team can. Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd thought to be the only 3 clubs to reject it, I wonder why?

Prem clubs vote in principle to introduce spending cap as three clubs reject it

A Premier League spending cap in principle has been voted for by top-flight clubs. Though not all have been in favour, with Manchester United said to be one of three teams to reject the proposal. K…

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[MickaelDebevePhenomenal]

I think the final, inevitably diluted, proposals won't so much be a wage cap - more a refined version of FFP limiting spending. So an individual player could still earn astronomical amounts, just you would then have less to go round the remainder of the squad.

 

[Brian Marwood]

I think the final, inevitably diluted, proposals won't so much be a wage cap - more a refined version of FFP limiting spending. So an individual player could still earn astronomical amounts, just you would then have less to go round the remainder of the squad.

Ooooh I do love a marquee signing

 

[Loop]

I think that's what the MLS has, a couple of players on insane wages and the rest on fairly "average" salaries (football wise).

 

[GibbosEmpire]

Won't they just get around it with sponsorships and bonuses?

 

[UgoAfro]

Proposals are being made to introduce a salary cap for players, I presume to prevent even more astronomical wages. I feel this will only work if other leagues get on board also, otherwise players will just go to teams offering more money than any Premier League team can. Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd thought to be the only 3 clubs to reject it, I wonder why?

Prem clubs vote in principle to introduce spending cap as three clubs reject it

A Premier League spending cap in principle has been voted for by top-flight clubs. Though not all have been in favour, with Manchester United said to be one of three teams to reject the proposal. K…

talksport.com

On 5Live they said Man Utd, Man City and Villa were the 3 that voted against it. Chelsea abstained.

 

[GibbosEmpire]

On 5Live they said Man Utd, Man City and Villa were the 3 that voted against it. Chelsea abstained.

Oh maybe I read it wrong then

 

[jeff_potato]

Won't they just get around it with sponsorships and bonuses?

My first thought.

Sign Cole Palmer on £6,500 per week and slip him £1.7m every time he gets his photo in the programme.

 

[Loop]

Won't they just get around it with sponsorships and bonuses?

Most likely have a ridiculous sign on fee like Mbappe is getting at RM.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

It’s too late. And probably against employment law anyway.

 

[Lottowyn]

Proposals are being made to introduce a salary cap for players, I presume to prevent even more astronomical wages. I feel this will only work if other leagues get on board also, otherwise players will just go to teams offering more money than any Premier League team can. Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd thought to be the only 3 clubs to reject it, I wonder why?

Prem clubs vote in principle to introduce spending cap as three clubs reject it

A Premier League spending cap in principle has been voted for by top-flight clubs. Though not all have been in favour, with Manchester United said to be one of three teams to reject the proposal. K…

talksport.com

I understood that as proposals for a spending cap, not a salary cap.
I know it says that the PFA will oppose any attempts to cap salaries, salaries are not in the original proposal.