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Northside7
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LaLiga blasts Premier League 'cheating' after clubs spend $1bn for first time in January transfer window
LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for "cheating" and "doping" after an analysis from Deloitte's Sports Business Group said clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window.
The biggest spenders were Chelsea, responsible for 37% of the total -- equivalent to more than the combined spend by all clubs in the Bundesliga, LaLiga, Serie A and Ligue 1, it said.
The London club, lying 10th in the league, paid a British-record £106.8m for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica on Tuesday's transfer deadline day.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas shared a video on Twitter of corporate general director Javier Gomez saying that the Spanish league would ask UEFA to do more on transfers.
"We are aware there is a lot of talk about how LaLiga's economic control means Spanish clubs sign less than Premier League clubs," he said. "Let's explain what's behind that. What's the truth? The reality is that at LaLiga we want clubs to spend what they can afford and generate themselves, that is to say, their own revenues.
"It is true that shareholders are also allowed to support the club and put money in to spend more than the club itself can generate, but within certain limits."
The opposite is true in the Premier League, Gomez said. "The data is as follows: With data compared up to June 30, 2021, and across the five previous seasons, the PL and Championship -- top two tiers of English football -- lost €3bn. In that same time, the Spanish league lost -- we all suffered in the pandemic -- €250m. But what happened? During that same period, shareholders across the PL and Champ put in €3.5bn. Across that same period, shareholders in Spain put in €450m.
"What's the issue? Essentially, they are 'doping' the club. They are injecting money not generated by the club for it to spend, which puts the viability of the club at risk if the shareholder leaves. In our opinion, that is cheating, because it drags down the rest of the leagues.
"That is our fight, demanding that UEFA implements a new economic regulation that prevents the shareholder of a club from putting in more than a certain amount and that it enforces this rule and sanctions non-compliant clubs. It doesn't matter which league or country it is, they should sanction clubs that don't comply with this regulation."
The top-flight English clubs' expenditure was almost three times higher than in January 2022. Over the whole of the 2022-23 season they have spent £2.8bn on player transfers, beating the previous record of £1.9bn set in 2017-18.
Relegation-threatened Bournemouth were the second-largest spenders within the Premier League.
"Premier League clubs have outspent those within the rest of Europe's "big five" leagues by almost four to one in this transfer window," said Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte's Sports Business Group.
"However, while there is a clear need to invest in squad size and quality to retain a competitive edge, there will always be a fine balance to strike between prioritising success on-pitch and maintaining financial sustainability."
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LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for "cheating" and "doping" after an analysis from Deloitte's Sports Business Group said clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window.
The biggest spenders were Chelsea, responsible for 37% of the total -- equivalent to more than the combined spend by all clubs in the Bundesliga, LaLiga, Serie A and Ligue 1, it said.
The London club, lying 10th in the league, paid a British-record £106.8m for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica on Tuesday's transfer deadline day.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas shared a video on Twitter of corporate general director Javier Gomez saying that the Spanish league would ask UEFA to do more on transfers.
"We are aware there is a lot of talk about how LaLiga's economic control means Spanish clubs sign less than Premier League clubs," he said. "Let's explain what's behind that. What's the truth? The reality is that at LaLiga we want clubs to spend what they can afford and generate themselves, that is to say, their own revenues.
"It is true that shareholders are also allowed to support the club and put money in to spend more than the club itself can generate, but within certain limits."
The opposite is true in the Premier League, Gomez said. "The data is as follows: With data compared up to June 30, 2021, and across the five previous seasons, the PL and Championship -- top two tiers of English football -- lost €3bn. In that same time, the Spanish league lost -- we all suffered in the pandemic -- €250m. But what happened? During that same period, shareholders across the PL and Champ put in €3.5bn. Across that same period, shareholders in Spain put in €450m.
"What's the issue? Essentially, they are 'doping' the club. They are injecting money not generated by the club for it to spend, which puts the viability of the club at risk if the shareholder leaves. In our opinion, that is cheating, because it drags down the rest of the leagues.
"That is our fight, demanding that UEFA implements a new economic regulation that prevents the shareholder of a club from putting in more than a certain amount and that it enforces this rule and sanctions non-compliant clubs. It doesn't matter which league or country it is, they should sanction clubs that don't comply with this regulation."
The top-flight English clubs' expenditure was almost three times higher than in January 2022. Over the whole of the 2022-23 season they have spent £2.8bn on player transfers, beating the previous record of £1.9bn set in 2017-18.
Relegation-threatened Bournemouth were the second-largest spenders within the Premier League.
"Premier League clubs have outspent those within the rest of Europe's "big five" leagues by almost four to one in this transfer window," said Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte's Sports Business Group.
"However, while there is a clear need to invest in squad size and quality to retain a competitive edge, there will always be a fine balance to strike between prioritising success on-pitch and maintaining financial sustainability."
LaLiga slams PL 'cheating' after $1bn Jan spend
LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for "cheating" and "doping" after clubs spent a record $1 billion in the January transfer window.
Northside7
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I know some of you Chelsea fans love the Spanish and their clubs. How do you feel about them wanting to put restrictions on spending? Specifically Chelsea's new spending power.
They don't like your club lol
They don't like your club lol
GNS
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LaLiga blasts Premier League 'cheating' after clubs spend $1bn for first time in January transfer window
LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for "cheating" and "doping" after an analysis from Deloitte's Sports Business Group said clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window.
The biggest spenders were Chelsea, responsible for 37% of the total -- equivalent to more than the combined spend by all clubs in the Bundesliga, LaLiga, Serie A and Ligue 1, it said.
The London club, lying 10th in the league, paid a British-record £106.8m for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica on Tuesday's transfer deadline day.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas shared a video on Twitter of corporate general director Javier Gomez saying that the Spanish league would ask UEFA to do more on transfers.
"We are aware there is a lot of talk about how LaLiga's economic control means Spanish clubs sign less than Premier League clubs," he said. "Let's explain what's behind that. What's the truth? The reality is that at LaLiga we want clubs to spend what they can afford and generate themselves, that is to say, their own revenues.
"It is true that shareholders are also allowed to support the club and put money in to spend more than the club itself can generate, but within certain limits."
The opposite is true in the Premier League, Gomez said. "The data is as follows: With data compared up to June 30, 2021, and across the five previous seasons, the PL and Championship -- top two tiers of English football -- lost €3bn. In that same time, the Spanish league lost -- we all suffered in the pandemic -- €250m. But what happened? During that same period, shareholders across the PL and Champ put in €3.5bn. Across that same period, shareholders in Spain put in €450m.
"What's the issue? Essentially, they are 'doping' the club. They are injecting money not generated by the club for it to spend, which puts the viability of the club at risk if the shareholder leaves. In our opinion, that is cheating, because it drags down the rest of the leagues.
"That is our fight, demanding that UEFA implements a new economic regulation that prevents the shareholder of a club from putting in more than a certain amount and that it enforces this rule and sanctions non-compliant clubs. It doesn't matter which league or country it is, they should sanction clubs that don't comply with this regulation."
The top-flight English clubs' expenditure was almost three times higher than in January 2022. Over the whole of the 2022-23 season they have spent £2.8bn on player transfers, beating the previous record of £1.9bn set in 2017-18.
Relegation-threatened Bournemouth were the second-largest spenders within the Premier League.
"Premier League clubs have outspent those within the rest of Europe's "big five" leagues by almost four to one in this transfer window," said Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte's Sports Business Group.
"However, while there is a clear need to invest in squad size and quality to retain a competitive edge, there will always be a fine balance to strike between prioritising success on-pitch and maintaining financial sustainability."
LaLiga slams PL 'cheating' after $1bn Jan spend
LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for "cheating" and "doping" after clubs spent a record $1 billion in the January transfer window.
When are them spaniards not complaining about the EPL mayne
Northside7
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They will really lose their shit if united gets an owner that spends like that.
United, Chelsea, and City with unlimited funds. Arsenal, Newcastle, Tottenham, and Liverpool with their spending power. And then you have the other PL clubs lol
$2.7B from NBC for six years. They want those big money contracts.
toheeb27
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Do English teams like our club? Dude, we lived through the Roman era, I don’t think most Chelsea fans give a fuck who likes us.
Click on any tweet criticizing Chelsea and u will find loads of Chelsea fans basking in the hate, lol
I will still happily watch Bilbao vs Cadiz on Friday (2nd screen)
Lol
Northside7
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Yeah but this hate is different. Internal hate is expected but external hate and wanting uefa to investigate is something different.
I ask because now they have a club to focus on, Chelsea. Before it was just the PL.
On the flip side all what the other leagues can do (as if they don't do already) is put a premium on their players if it's a Premier league club bidding for them.
For instance Enzo going to Chelsea for that crazy amount... How is that not good for benfica and the Portuguese league when they will come to spend that, particularly within their domestic transfers?
For instance Enzo going to Chelsea for that crazy amount... How is that not good for benfica and the Portuguese league when they will come to spend that, particularly within their domestic transfers?
Northside7
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It's great business for those clubs and leagues. It's great for la Liga as well but they want to mess all of that up because of jealousy lol
Blue_London
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Lol is it great for them??? You lot talking about trickle down economics?????
Lol I get la Liga point but football is set up that way.
Tebas is a shithead. He's not even liked in Spain
Lol is it great for them??? You lot talking about trickle down economics?????
Lol I get la Liga point but football is set up that way.
Trickle down with a premium.
Also it depends who's getting the money.
Example: A la liga team other than Real or Barca provides them with a competitive advantage to disrupt their league hierarchy.
You can't tell me Atlético getting EUR 11m from Chelsea doesn't help them competitively when they then went on to flip it into a EUR 3m transfer off barca for Memphis!
DNB1
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I been saying it, everybody been saying it…the PL is the Super League.
And the concept is better than the ESL because of the relegation and top 4/Europa league spots available.
However if other teams in the European competitions can’t keep up then there is an issue.
But Real Madrid keep winning the CL so…..*shrugs.
And the concept is better than the ESL because of the relegation and top 4/Europa league spots available.
However if other teams in the European competitions can’t keep up then there is an issue.
But Real Madrid keep winning the CL so…..*shrugs.
Yup
Look at Nottingham Forest.
Once a European darling of the late seventies/early eighties.
23 years out of premier league and then comes up to do this:
Gibbs-White EUR 29.50m
Awoniyi EUR 20.50m -
Danilo EUR 20.00m -
Neco Williams EUR 20.00m
Dennis EUR 14.80m
Mangala EUR 13.00m -
Niakhate EUR 10.00m -
Biancone EUR 10.00m -
O'brien EUR 9.40m
Freuler EUR 9.00m -
Omar Richards EUR 8.50m -
Lodi EUR 5.00m loan -
Hwang EUR 4.00m -
Boly EUR 2.60m
Toffolo EUR 2.40m
Felipe EUR 2.30m -
Spent about €181m of which 45% went out to non-English leagues...
Big_Ev
Mr. Brick City
I'm still pissed off about yesterday!!! I'm trying to figure out what gain can they get if we go down at the end of the season? They sold out the fans and made them the bad guys and there are still some in the media that believe it. Shit, you got fans of other teams that believe it. I'm hoping that this is our villain arc and once we get out of the mud that we are in, we just say fuck everybody.
dontdiedontkillanyone
Show some love, you losers!
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