After an impressively quiet January transfer window for the majority of clubs, we take a look into the FFP and PSR rules that could be proving outdated.
A plummet of over £700 million in comparison to the 2023 January window - so just why are top level clubs appearing to be worried?
A plummet of over £700 million in comparison to the 2023 January window - so just why are top level clubs appearing to be worried?
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00:00 Final couple of questions, just on the window as a whole, I think on the PSR limits, because
00:06 of course Newcastle have had their struggles, Charlie Viller have had their struggles, Wolves
00:10 have had their struggles as well with the rules. Charlie I'll come to you first, is
00:17 it a case of that the Premier League have got themselves into a bit of a mess this month
00:22 in the sense that clubs are a bit scared to buy but need to sell to buy but then can't
00:29 because it's such a vicious circle that they all can't get out of? It's definitely made
00:34 for a bit of a dull trance compared to normal isn't it? But these rules have been in place
00:38 for a very long time, it's not just come in this window or this year, it's been in place
00:42 for about 10-12 years now, these rules, they agreed to them, the Premier League clubs at
00:47 the time and they've stuck to them so it's not a new thing. But I do think there has
00:53 been a lot of restriction, yeah of course there has because you've seen how many clubs
00:56 have been having to as you say either try and sell to bring players in or have failed
01:02 to sell so they can't. Newcastle United for one, linked to Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey
01:08 but couldn't make any kind of attempt to move because they haven't made any sales to get
01:12 that fund in the first place otherwise you'd be overstepping the line, that's just one
01:16 of the examples. Wolves really wanted to bring in a new number nine but simply couldn't because
01:22 if they spent anything really then they'd be going over their line and potentially be
01:26 at risk of a fine or worse a points deduction. I think what the difference is, is seeing
01:31 what's happened to Everton, seeing what's now happening to Forest and Everton again,
01:36 it's such a real threat isn't it, it makes it a bit more of a real situation. Before
01:40 if you say oh you've broken the rules but there's no punishment right away, well it
01:44 doesn't feel immediate, is it? Man City, a hundred or so alleged offences and nothing
01:49 actually happening, it makes you think oh maybe we can get away with this but the action
01:54 actually happening to Everton has maybe made clubs a bit more wary and that's why we've
01:58 seen a lack of business. FFP and PSR has come to a bit of a head this month as Charlie rightly
02:04 mentions there. Now Newcastle United CEO Darren Eales spoke to the press a couple of weeks
02:09 ago about the restrictions Newcastle were facing and is it perhaps wise to say that
02:15 he did that interview maybe to bring it into the spotlight a little bit more as some have
02:19 suggested and just highlight that there are issues and clubs are all sort of facing them.
02:26 I think he's reflected a frustration among many Premier League clubs now. I think it
02:31 was no coincidence that when Darren Eales did that interview I think it was Unai Emery
02:35 the next day was talking about financial fair play. I think there was reports coming out
02:39 of Arsenal as well. So it just shows I think clubs have probably grown tired of current
02:44 FFP rules and I think you mentioned it there about the inflation. This was introduced FFP
02:51 or PSR was introduced a long time ago now. When you think about the average price of
02:56 a player it hasn't carried with inflation and I think that needs to be reflected.
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