Manchester United bosses are concerned the introduction of a Premier League spending cap will effectively penalise them for their revenue-generating success and stop them from spending what they earn.
Top-flight clubs voted in favour of a cap for the 2025/26 season at a meeting in London on Monday, with the new controls set to replace the controversial Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), which have seen Everton and Nottingham Forest docked points this season.
Sixteen of the Premier League's 20 clubs voted for the new measures, which would see a spending cap determined by the amount of broadcast revenue made by the league's lowest-earning club. It has been suggested the cap would be four-and-a-times that figure and clubs would have to include all their squad costs, such as transfer fees and wages, within that limit.
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The Manchester Evening News understands that United were one of the clubs to vote against the proposal, which could now be approved at the Premier League's AGM in June.
Old Trafford sources believe the introduction of a cap would penalise them for running a successful business model which has seen revenues grow significantly over recent years. Under the Glazers' ownership, United have operated a self-sustaining business model which has been fuelled primarily by its commercial growth.
That is a strategy that will continue under the minority ownership of Ineos, who will be pulling the strings during the forthcoming summer transfer window. While the club continue to tread a fine line around PSR compliance, they have taken a stance against the new cost
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