The BBC, Sky Sports, The Times and other media outlets reported that despite the opposition of Manchester City, Manchester United and Villa, more Premier League clubs voted in favor and agreed to introduce the "spending cap" rule.
The Times reporter Martyn Ziegler reports that Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to set a spending cap of around five times based on the broadcast revenue of the bottom clubs, multiplied by an agreed coefficient.
For example, Southampton, who finished bottom of the Premier League last season, earned £103.6 million in broadcast revenue, multiplied by five to £518 million, then all the expenses of a Premier League club in a single season, including wages, amortisation of transfer fees and fees paid to agents, must be lower than that.
It is understood that at the shareholders' meeting of 20 Premier League clubs on Monday local time, only Manchester City, Manchester United, and Aston Villa voted against, Chelsea abstained, and the remaining 16 clubs voted in favor, which was approved in principle. The proposal will now be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June for a final vote.
Previously, the Premier League has agreed to introduce an 85% salary cap rule to replace the Profitability and Sustainability Rule (PSR), that is, a club's wages, transfer fees and agent fees will not exceed 85% of total revenue, plus the spending cap rule, it is expected that from the 2025-26 season, the Premier League will implement two new sets of rules of 85% salary cap + expenditure cap.
The media said the reason in favour of a spending cap was to ensure that the Premier League remained internally competitive rather than being dominated by one or two super-rich teams. But opponents argue that this will leave Premier League clubs tied to competition with European rivals.
The Telegraph: Manchester United purge, only three people are not for sale
The Telegraph's Manchester United correspondent James Necker reports that Manchester United, who are out of the Champions League next season, are willing to sell most of their first-team players this summer, including Marcus Rashford. Only Mainou (19), Hojlen (21) and Garnacho (21) are not for sale, and Manchester United will build around the three.
Given financial fair play constraints, United must sell players before they can bring in players, and with the exception of a few new stars, United are open to accepting offers for the majority of first-team players. United's management led by INEOS are open to selling players and will assess the offer on a case-by-case basis.
Marcus Rashford's form plummeted after a contract extension last summer and United will consider an offer if the player is willing to leave. But the player's £325,000-a-week salary is a big hurdle, and Paris have expressed interest in Rashford but are now more likely to pursue other targets.
The 32-year-old, who earns £350,000 a week and has two years left on his contract, also severely limits his options in Europe with a high-priced contract, and Saudi Arabia is expected to be the only potential next home.
Anthony Martial, Raphael Varane and Brandon Williams are expected to leave on a free transfer, with United hoping for Jadon Sancho to move rather than remain on loan. Antony will be sold at a loss, Mason Greenwood could be cashed out, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek could all say goodbye this summer.
Chelsea have officially announced Silva's departure at the end of the season
Chelsea officially announced on Monday that 39-year-old veteran Thiago Silva will be leaving the club at the end of the season, and Thias burst into tears in his farewell video: "Chelsea means so much to me, I was going to stay for just one year and I ended up staying for four years. ”
"Looking back at everything I've done in the last four years, I've always given it my all, but unfortunately everything has a beginning and an end, that doesn't mean it's the end of it, I hope the door is open and in the near future I can come back and play another role. Under normal circumstances, it is already difficult to say goodbye, but when you love each other, it is even harder, one day for blue, and for life for blue. ”
Tissi joined Chelsea as a free agent in 2020 and has played 151 games so far, scoring nine goals and providing three assists, winning the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup. The former world first guard is expected to return to his roots in the summer and join his parent club Fluminense.