With the huge increase in money that even the bottom clubs will get, how do we think this will effect transfer spending and the general cost of players.
One of the large costs associated with a top player is his wages over the life of a contract. You probably won't sign many players for £30m and pay them £50,000/week. For the traditionally rich clubs thats not an issue as they are getting the top prize money and have a large revenue stream external to the tv money. For the smaller clubs though, this could start to become an issue.
Lets say Leicester have just won the league and sign a few players for 20-30m each. How much do they pay those players? How do they maintain a manageable wage structure if they suddenly pay these new players 2-3 times the salaries of those already at the club?
What happens when a club fall out of the PL and their wage bill is just unsustainable.
How do clubs sell players that are not performing or surplus to requirements. You can take a hit on the transfer fee but as various clubs have found, its not the transfer fee that is a problem, its their wages. Plenty of players will sit on the bench for a few seasons rather than take a huge pay cut to leave.
So, what do you think is going to happen this summer with all the new money every club will have. Will spending be insane or will it be a gradual increase over the coming years as clubs see how their finances can manage in the medium-term.
One of the large costs associated with a top player is his wages over the life of a contract. You probably won't sign many players for £30m and pay them £50,000/week. For the traditionally rich clubs thats not an issue as they are getting the top prize money and have a large revenue stream external to the tv money. For the smaller clubs though, this could start to become an issue.
Lets say Leicester have just won the league and sign a few players for 20-30m each. How much do they pay those players? How do they maintain a manageable wage structure if they suddenly pay these new players 2-3 times the salaries of those already at the club?
What happens when a club fall out of the PL and their wage bill is just unsustainable.
How do clubs sell players that are not performing or surplus to requirements. You can take a hit on the transfer fee but as various clubs have found, its not the transfer fee that is a problem, its their wages. Plenty of players will sit on the bench for a few seasons rather than take a huge pay cut to leave.
So, what do you think is going to happen this summer with all the new money every club will have. Will spending be insane or will it be a gradual increase over the coming years as clubs see how their finances can manage in the medium-term.
