{"id":298985,"date":"2023-12-12T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298985"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:18:33","slug":"premier-league-clubs-vote-in-favour-of-limiting-new-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/premier-league-clubs-vote-in-favour-of-limiting-new-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League clubs vote IN FAVOUR of limiting new contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>BREAKING NEWS<\/span> Chelsea vote to CLOSE amortisation loophole they exploited as Premier League clubs agree to limit contract lengths to five years\u2026 but rule won&#8217;t be backdated as Todd Boehly&#8217;s side avoid action over their \u00a3400m spree<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Premier League clubs have voted to limit contract lengths to five years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>This closes a loophole that has been exploited by Chelsea in recent times<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Todd Boehly reminds me of the rich drunk guy at a sporting memorabilia night with the players Chelsea have bought &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fifteen Premier League clubs &#8211; including Chelsea &#8211; have voted in favour of limiting the length of new contracts being signed by players to a maximum of five years at today&#8217;s shareholders meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The topic was on the agenda at today&#8217;s meeting in light of Chelsea&#8217;s heavy spending since Todd Boehly arrived at the club last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have spent \u00a31bn over the past 18 months, but have managed to adhere to Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by handing a number of their players long-term contracts of up to eight years to spread the cost across a longer period.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA closed this loophole in June\u00a0by introducing a five-year limit for the spread of transfer fees, and the Premier League has now followed suit after today&#8217;s vote.<\/p>\n<p>It has been confirmed that Chelsea were one of the fifteen clubs to vote for limiting contract lengths, while only two clubs voted against it and three abstained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/14\/78869503-12855005-image-a-102_1702391196214.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea owner Todd Boehly will no longer be able to sign new players on deals longer than five years after the amortisation loophole was closed. They voted for the rule change themselves<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A Premier League statement confirming the vote read: &#8216;Premier League Shareholders today agreed to amend the rule on amortisation of player registration costs to bring in line with UEFA\u2019s regulations. Going forward, a five-year maximum will apply to all new or extended player contracts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Clubs also approved a rule amendment to enable the Premier League Board, in circumstances where a Club owes a transfer debt to another Premier League or EFL Club, to stop the Club registering more players until the outstanding payment has been made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Board can also have the option to deduct the amount from the Club\u2019s entitlement to the League\u2019s central funds.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A report earlier today from The Telegraph claimed some clubs wanted the rule change to be backdated to the summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the vote change has now been voted through, it has been confirmed that it will not be backdated, meaning Chelsea avoid a potential headache over FFP.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues spent in excess of \u00a3400m over the summer, bringing in Moises Caicedo from Brighton for a British record \u00a3115m fee, while they also splashed the cash on the likes of Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Romeo Lavia.<\/p>\n<p>All of these players have signed deals until 2030 or 2031, spreading the cost of the transfers across seven or eight years.<\/p>\n<p>In Caicedo&#8217;s case, it means his fee has been amortised at \u00a314.4m-a-year across his eight-year contract, but Premier League clubs wanted this loophole closed and they have got their wish.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs are only permitted to lose \u00a3105m across a three-year period, which has been extended to four years due to Covid, under the Premier League&#8217;s profit and sustainability rules.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/14\/78869501-12855005-image-m-104_1702391250443.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea spent \u00a3115m on Moises Caicedo in the summer but offered him an eight-year deal to spread the cost. Under the new rules, this will no longer be possible<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/14\/78869499-12855005-image-a-105_1702391296912.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea also spent nearly \u00a350m on Cole Palmer, who has been one of their better players this term for Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s struggling side<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Everton were found guilty of breaching these rules last month and were handed a 10-point deduction, which they have since appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Backdating today&#8217;s rule change could have left Chelsea in similar jeopardy, but fortunately for the Blues, they will not have to face this issue.<\/p>\n<p>This was the second key vote at a shareholders meeting in the space of a month.<\/p>\n<p>Eight clubs blocked the proposed temporary ban on related-party loans, meaning Saudi-owned Newcastle will be allowed to loan players from Saudi Arabia in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12855005\/Premier-League-clubs-vote-CLOSE-amortisation-loophole-exploited-Chelsea-agree-limit-contract-lengths-five-years-rule-wont-backdated-Todd-Boehlys-avoid-headache-400m-summer-spending-spree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS Chelsea vote to CLOSE amortisation loophole they exploited as Premier League clubs agree to limit contract lengths to five years\u2026 but rule won&#8217;t be backdated as Todd Boehly&#8217;s side avoid action over their \u00a3400m spree Premier League clubs have voted to limit contract lengths to five years This closes a loophole that has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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