A spending cap is what the majority of Premier League clubs have voted for from the 2025-2026 season.
Demanded by a number of observers keen to preserve a certain fairness in the kingdom, the “spending cap” is about to be adopted in the Premier League. Concretely, this will involve capping in the future the total amount of expenses of an elite club (salaries, transfer fees, various fees, etc.). This depends on the lowest broadcast rights redistributed by the Premier League.
Last season, Southampton were the worst off of the clubs with a budget of £104 million. The ceiling not to be exceeded for the following financial year would have been 520 million pounds (around 610 million euros) – or five times the lowest TV rights revenue – according to this famous “spending cap” that is being prepared. to ratify the General Assembly of the Premier League next June.
A massive blow for the two Manchesters
Of the 20 teams invited to comment, only Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa gave the project a cold reception – with Chelsea preferring to abstain. It is therefore by a large majority that the said cap should be adopted, for entry into force for the 2025-2026 season. In the crosshairs of the British authorities, Manchester City and Chelsea could see it as a possibility of redemption at a lower cost.
The system will then replace the profitability and viability rules (PSR) according to which a Premier League club could not lose more than 105 million pounds over a three-year period. A credo which has earned Everton and Nottingham Forest penalty points this season. Based on the figures from the previous financial year, and a hypothetical limitation of expenditure to 610 million euros, three institutions would have been embarrassed this season, because they had higher operating budgets: Manchester City (800), Manchester United (720) and Liverpool (690).
