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Tuesday briefing: Premier League clubs consider spending cap linked to broadcast income of lowest-placed team

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Premier League clubs are considering introducing a spending cap amid growing concerns about the league’s ability to maintain a competitive balance, The Times reports.

The cap would link the amount any club can spend on wages to how much TV money is paid to the lowest-placed team.

The proposal called “anchoring” – would restrict the top teams to spending, for example, four times the amount the bottom club receive in broadcast income, though the exact proporti

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