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Reports coming out of Spain suggest that LaLiga want to relax the current laws that restrict clubs from overspending based on their revenues
LaLiga chiefs are considering relaxing the notorious salary cap rules which have stifled clubs in the league, stopping them from competing in the transfer market against teams from other leagues.
LaLiga clubs struggling to keep up with clubs from other countries in the transfer market
LaLiga clubs spent the least amount of money of all the European big leagues this season, and spent six times less than Premier League clubs, with Chelsea alone outspending the entire league.
The lack of purchasing power in the league has led to fears that La Liga teams will not be able to buy preferred talents and will lose bidding ward to clubs in the Premier League.
Now, according to the Spanish outlet Relevo, the financial restrictions may not be in place at the start of the 2023/24 season, with LaLiga chiefs apparently trying to allow the league’s teams interested in signing players from within or outside the league to do so with more comfort.
Barcelona to enjoy respite with new LaLiga law
One of the major beneficiaries of any change to the current financial fair play rules from LaLiga is Barcelona who have already been threatened with a summer transfer ban if they fail to reduce the current spending on their squad to €200m in order to avoid transfer market restrictions.
Currently, teams in LaLiga are expected to only spend 40% of the money they save from their salary cap or from player sales into a new player or a new player’s salaries and the situation has left many clubs unable to contend with other teams in other leagues of similar standing.
Apart from Barcelona, clubs like Seville neighbours Sevilla and Real Betis, as well as Villarreal and Atletico Madrid have also been affected by the austere policies enforced by LaLiga.
Meanwhile Barcelona and LaLiga renewed hostility
Spanish club Barcelona called for La Liga President Javier Tebas to resign from his current role after further findings from the now-infamous Negreira case were made public.
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