Salary Cap?

• omgukilledkenny

  2 Jul 09, 16:03

   

  Gazidis calls for salary cap

  

  The Premier League needs to adopt a salary cap in a bid to achieve financial stability, according to Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis.

  Manchester City's spending since the close of last season has dominated the back pages as reports of astronomical fees and wages become commonplace.

  With Chelsea and a cash-rich Manchester United also expected to open their chequebooks freely in the close-season, more heavy investment is anticipated from the top flight's biggest spenders.

  Arsenal remain determined to stay on an even keel financially and Gazidis has called for a greater responsibility from Premier League clubs.

  "I think it is worth our while to investigate whether there are elements of the salary cap system, which they have in US NFL and baseball (sic), which would benefit football," Gazidis told The Guardian.

  "Clubs have a duty to provide more stability in our business models and some form of wage restraint is one element worth looking at.

  "There are many ways in which it could work."

  Gazidis joined Arsenal last year after working as the deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer, which employs a salary cap.

   

  skysports.

• reyes

  2 Jul 09, 17:25

  NFL and baseball is kinda different from socccer in the world.

   

  NFL is mainly play in american and canada mainly.

  baseball in american is already paying much high wages compare to korea, japan, taiwan and rest of the world.  there are no other country that can afford to lure their player away from their league.

   

  instead of capping wages which will not have support from player union and clubs. the best way to do it is to limited the ratio of debts each soccer can incurred with respect to their income.