Premier League set to amend spending rules to give clubs more flexibility for transfers

Clubs may be able to roll over squad cost ratio allowance
£30 price cap on away tickets extended until 2027-28 season
The Premier League is poised to amend its new spending rules before they are introduced next season to give clubs greater flexibility in the transfer market.

Under squad cost ratio (SCR) rules approved last November, clubs will be restricted to spending 85% of their revenue on player costs, with a levy payable to the Premier League, for distribution among the other clubs, in the event of a breach.

A six-point deduction would be imposed if a club’s spending reached 115% of revenue.

Brighton brought the amendment over concerns that SCR would in effect penalise them and other well-run clubs, who never came close to breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), by removing their ability to bank PSR headroom for later use.

The introduction of what the Premier League is describing as a levy offset mechanism is regarded as a small concession and is expected to be approved unanimously.

The levy offset has been capped at 10% to avoid giving an advantage to clubs competing in Europe, where the SCR threshold is set at 70% of revenue.

The clubs voted to extend the £30 price cap on tickets for away fans until the end of the 2027-28 season, by which point it will have been in place for 12 years.

“Away fans help create the incredible atmosphere Premier League matches are renowned for,” the league said.

“Since the cap’s implementation in 2016, it has contributed to attendance at away games increasing from 82% to 91%.”