Premier League issued with legal threat amid Man Utd and Man City agreement

The Professional Footballers’ Association have put their foot down after it was revealed that Premier League clubs are set to vote for or against a new – and particularly controversial – financial rule.

The Professional Footballers’ Association are reportedly threatening to sue the Premier League if a new ‘salary cap’ is introduced. Later this month, English top-flight clubs are set to vote on ‘anchoring’, which will limit the amount of money a team can spend.

The sum in question would be a multiple of the amount the bottom side received in broadcast revenue and prize money. In an official statement to The Daily Mail, a spokesperson for the PFA warned against voting in support of this.

It reads: “We’ve been clear with the Premier League that it (the introduction of a salary cap via a ‘Top to Bottom Anchoring’ rule) is something we will oppose, but the Premier League themselves know that, even before the PFA does this, there will be clubs within their own room who will legally challenge the measure.

“The only ones who end up winning are the lawyers. We want to talk about football, we don’t want to talk about legal bills.

“There are ways to engage on measures around financial sustainability, but this cannot be imposed unilaterally, it needs to be negotiated and there are mechanisms (to consult) that need to be respected.”

According to The Daily Mail, Manchester United and Manchester City are known to be opposed to the financial rule, which would be brought in alongside the new ‘squad cost ratio’ rules. They believe it would ‘rob’ the Premier League of its status as the best division on the planet, and deter the world’s top players.

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