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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

PSR era in Premier League to continue after clubs oppose new spending rules

The Premier League ball
Premier League executives have spent the past 18 months trying to introduce two new ways of controlling spending but clubs are reluctant to sign up. Photograph: Phil Oldham/Shutterstock

The era of profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) in the Premier League will likely continue after another quarterly shareholders’ meeting ended without progress on adopting new measures of financial governance.

League executives have spent the past 18 months attempting to introduce two new ways of controlling spending in the competition with clubs reluctant to sign up, despite a number of sides falling foul of the current PSR system. There was more discussion over possible rule changes at a meeting in central London on Tuesday, but no vote. The likelihood is that the executive will call a vote in November, with sources arguing the issue needs to be resolved. If a vote is not called, or fails to pass, the chances of any new system being introduced by next season will fall away.

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