If the January window was unusually quiet – given the money in the Premier League – part of the reason is explained by the noise in some of the boardrooms. One big club actively wanted to spend and felt they could comfortably do so within next season’s new Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) rules, but didn’t want to risk it as it could bust them through this season’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
The concerns show the “layer of acronyms” – to quote one source – the Premier League is now working through, before next season’s switch to the new rules. Whether it adds more layers or even increases financial stratification is still the subject of considerable debate.
