All 20 Premier League clubs are reported to have satisfied Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) for the 2024\u201325 season, with a number of clubs using asset sales to parent companies to record revenue in their accounts.<\/p>\n
Everton and Aston Villa are understood to have benefited from the sales of their women\u2019s teams to parent companies, following Chelsea\u2019s decision to do so in June 2024. Premier League rules permit the use of such sales when recording revenue, while UEFA does not allow them.<\/p>\n
Aston Villa\u2019s \u00a355 million ($74.2 million) sale of their women\u2019s team to their parent company is credited with helping the club avoid Premier League breaches. That transfer is not understood to have the same effect under UEFA\u2019s financial regime. Unai Emery\u2019s side are said to have broken UEFA\u2019s squad cost rule, which restricts spending on player wages, transfers and agent fees to 70% of revenue.<\/p>\n
Villa\u2019s dispute with the squad cost rule has been ongoing. The club were fined \u00a35.2 million last summer and another failure to meet UEFA requirements is expected to bring further financial punishment.<\/p>\n
PSR regulations have become increasingly unpopular since their introduction in 2025, with the use of loopholes such as the sale of women\u2019s teams and other club assets cited as factors that have eroded confidence in the system. As a result, Premier League officials are pursuing changes to the rules, with squad cost regulations among the areas under review.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s top flight will initially adopt a softer approach by restricting spending to 85% of revenue. Villa\u2019s first breach of UEFA\u2019s squad cost rule last summer occurred when the governing body\u2019s limit was set at 80%. Discussions have also been held over a process known as “anchoring.” The reported accounts and the proposed reforms signal an active season of regulatory review and potential change within English top-flight governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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