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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
The problem is the lax regulations. Clubs are encouraged to come up with creative accounting methods to get away with spending more. Chelsea selling their women's team for two hundred million was the real kicker for me.
It needs to be like the NHL - if there isn't any cap space available, you simply cannot register the player. Chelsea have this massive turnover of players to mask their true spending, and they've been getting away with it for years. Do we really think Manchester City will face serious punishment for their overspending?
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But those deals (the non-arms length, obvious financial engineering deals) could be so easily policed. That and the deals where they're transferring players between other clubs they own should simply be outlawed. It's unbelievable that it's seemingly fine.
And the entire deal with Chelsea and Abramovich should've been examined. One day they owe about $1.3b and the next day that is just a wash and they can spend that on players? Its preposterous.
So sure, the Super League could solve all this, or we could start by having legitimate regulations that are actually followed.