The Premier’s unanimous decision on its future

The clubs of Premier League unanimously agreed on Thursday to introduce new rules on Financial Fair Play, although the current rules on profitability and sustainability of the aforementioned premier They will remain in force next season. The decision made by the clubs must be ratified in June by the Premier’s Annual General Assembly.

The current model, used in the last decade, allows each club to accumulate losses of up to 122 million euros over 3 seasons. Hence the penalties imposed on Everton (8 points deducted) and Nottingham Forest (4) and the limitations other clubs have had when signing in recent markets.

In your agreement this Thursday, premier wants to have tighter control over the amount of spending, with a pattern, according to The Athletic portal, similar to that adopted by UEFA in 2022. Clubs will only be able to spend a certain percentage of their annual turnover (85% of their income as reported by the Sky Sports channel) on the salary mass of the first team and its coaching staff, including amortized costs of their transfers and representatives’ fees.

The clubs of premier They have decided that the new measure will be implemented gradually and will be in full force from the 2025-26 season. It must first be ratified in June by the Premier League General Assembly.

Clubs that fail to comply with the Premier’s financial sustainability rules will continue to be subject to points deductions, as was the case in Everton and Nottingham Forest this season. In Everton (now 16th in the table of premier) was deducted 10 points in November, reduced to 6 on appeal, before receiving a second deduction of 2 points, taking the Goodison Park club to 8 points in the end. In Nottingham Forest17th) they subtract 4.

Although the new rules were ratified in June at the Annual General Meeting, for now next season the current financial sustainability rules will remain in effect, as there will be a transition period.