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Spending cap plan gets Premier League backing despite trio voting against

  • Manchester clubs and Aston Villa oppose ‘anchoring’ concept
  • PFA opposed to ‘hard’ cap on wages; Chelsea abstain from vote

A majority of Premier League clubs have voted to explore measures that would put a cap on player spending, with only Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa voting against.

Plans for a new “anchoring” concept that would limit spending on wages, transfer fees and agent fees to a multiple of the TV revenue generated by the league’s bottom club were at the centre of the latest meeting of the shareholder clubs. If approved, anchoring would be a key component of the league’s proposed new financial rules, but the deal is not guaranteed to be done.

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