Premier League issued with legal threat amid Man Utd and Man City agreement

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The Professional Footballers' Association are reportedly threatening to sue the Premier League if a new 'salary cap' is introduced. Later this month, English top-flight clubs are set to vote on 'Top to Bottom Anchoring', which will limit the amount of money a team can spend.

The sum in question would be five times the amount paid to the side that finished bottom of their 'football squad costs', which include player and coach wages, amortisation, and agents' fees. In an official statement to The Daily Mail , a spokesperson for the PFA warned against voting in support of this.

It reads: "We've been clear with the Premier League that it is something we will oppose, but the Premier League themselves know that, even before the PFA does this, there will be clubs within their own room who will legally challenge the measure.

"The only ones who end up winning are the lawyers. We want to talk about football, we don't want to talk about legal bills. There are ways to engage on measures around financial sustainability, but this cannot be imposed unilaterally, it needs to be negotiated and there are mechanisms (to consult) that need to be respected."

According to The Daily Mail , Manchester United and Manchester City are known to be opposed to the financial rule, which would be brought in alongside the new 'squad cost ratio' rules. They believe it would 'rob' the Premier League of its status as the best division on the planet , and deter the world's top players.

The Mirror have approached the Premier League for comment.

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