The Premier League and its clubs were engaged in frenetic lobbying late on Thursday evening, ahead of a “knife-edge” Friday vote on Associated Party Transaction rules being seen as a watershed moment for the competition.
The proposal comes after a legal challenge to the rules by Manchester City, that has resulted in the league pressing ahead with an attempt to swiftly update the regulations. That requires a vote of 14 out of the 20 clubs at Friday’s shareholder meeting in London, and there is currently “a quiet confidence” within the Premier League that they will get exactly that number.
