NEWS REVIEW
the Football League clubs benefit from a net sustainable levels.”
inflow of around £40m this summer. Basis of preparation
• Premier League clubs' transfer fee spending in The information on player transfers is based on
the summer window has again far exceeded that in publicly available information in respect of player
other European leagues. Spending by Premier registration acquisitions by clubs, including from
League clubs is around double that of the clubs in
www.bbc.co.uk and
www.premierleague.com, and
Italian Serie A and Spanish Primera Liga. further analysis carried out by the Sports Business
Summing up the findings and looking to the Group at Deloitte. Further commentary about the
future, Alex Byars, a senior Sports Business transfer market is included in the Deloitte Annual
Consultant at Deloitte, said: “The levels of Review of Football Finance. The figures contained
spending again demonstrate the strength of the top in this release will not necessarily be the same as
level of English football and some of the financial the cost of acquiring players' registrations as
clubs. This is slightly below the net £240m outlay
benefits that are passed on to overseas clubs and recognised in the financial statements of each club.
last summer.
Football League clubs through the player transfer Under accounting requirements, the cost of
• Football League clubs spent over £25m in
system. Nonetheless, over the next couple of years acquiring a player's registration includes the
summer 2008, including around £20m on players
there will be a continuing challenge to ensure that transfer fee payable (including any probable
from other Football League clubs. Net of amounts
the clubs' overall level of spending - on both contingent amounts), plus other direct costs such
received from Premier League and overseas clubs,
transfer fees and player wages - is maintained at as transfer fee levy and fees to agents. FSA
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