The Premier League is confident of getting support from clubs to introduce the Lineup Cost Ratio Rule (SCR), which will limit player salaries, transfer fees and broker fees to spend 85% of club revenue. However, it is uncertain whether another rule called "anchor" can pass, which aims to set the spending cap to about five times the revenue of the league's bottom team. Last season, the bottom club Southampton had revenue of £109.2 million.
Last year, 16 clubs voted in favor of the anchor rule, Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa voted against it, and Chelsea abstained, but now some clubs that have supported the proposal have also raised doubts.
It is understood that the biggest problem is that once this principle is established, the English Football League (EFL) may follow suit, which will have a significant impact on clubs that receive a subsidy for relegation of “parachute”. The Premier League pays subsidies ranging from £20 million to £49 million each year to relegated clubs for up to three years. But if the spending of the Champions League is tied to the revenue of the 24th-place team in that class, players spending for relegated clubs will be limited.
Manchester United and Manchester City have been the first to oppose the anchoring rules and have recently received support from small clubs due to concerns over parachute subsidies.
In addition, the Professional Football Players Association (PFA) has sent a letter to the Premier League, threatening to take legal action on the proposal for anchoring the rules. They hired Nick DeMalco, who successfully challenged the EFL's attempt to introduce a salary cap in the League One and League Two four years ago.
is expected to vote on both proposals at the next club meeting in November to replace the current profit and sustainability rules (PSR) next season. The lineup cost ratio rule (SCR) is less controversial, as nine English teams participating in European competitions this season are already restricted by UEFA's 70% revenue expenditure, and the Premier League plans to gradually reduce its limit to this number.