Manchester clubs and Aston Villa oppose ‘anchoring’ conceptPFA 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.
