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La Liga president Javier Tebas has launched a fierce critique against the Premier League, particularly targeting its handling of the unresolved 115 charges against Manchester City. Tebas described the situation as a “failure” of governance, highlighting the prolonged nature of the case, which remains unresolved more than three years after the club was charged with numerous alleged rule breaches.
Javier Tebas said: “It’s a failure of Premier League governance. Other clubs are looking at and watching this and seeing what’s going on. They are being fined and having points deductions and that’s fine, if you don’t abide by the rules. But City appear to have impunity. I speak to a lot of English clubs and the majority of them don’t understand this either.”
Tebas’s comments come in the context of a broader concern regarding the Premier League’s revised financial regulations. The new rules, set to replace the existing Profitability and Sustainability Rule, will allow clubs to allocate up to 85 per cent of their seasonal revenues on wages and transfers. This ratio can be extended to 115 per cent, provided clubs maintain financial balance within three years.
Tebas continued: “But then new regulations here will cause more inflation and more problems. If you allow clubs to spend 85 per cent of revenues but aren’t taking into account expenses, no fair play rules are of any use at all. English football has got the highest turnover, revenues double the amount of Spanish League or Bundesliga. Clubs have twice the capacity to invest of any other league.”
The La Liga president’s remarks were made during the FT Live’s Business of Football Summit, where he emphasized the potential for significant inflation in the transfer market due to these new financial regulations. Tebas’s concerns are rooted in the belief that the Premier League’s financial power could disrupt the balance of European football, given its capacity to invest significantly more than other leagues.
Tebas added: “What will happen to the market? It’s not rocket science. The English system of 85 per cent SCR plus transfers, which means clubs can go to 115 per cent of revenues, that will cause inflation, I’m sure about that.”
Despite the controversy, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has remained reticent on the issue, stating his inability to discuss the timing or details of the Manchester City case. This stance has only fueled further criticism from Tebas and other observers who are closely monitoring the situation.
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