Former English premier league great says that the Premier League pay cap won’t work.

The amount of money in sports these days is rather astounding; according to Capology, Kevin De Bruyne is the highest paid player in the Premier League, earning an incredible £400,000 a week.

Though it still leaves a bitter aftertaste, you can’t really blame the Belgian for taking what he’s worth if that’s the going rate.

While it is acknowledged that a top-tier football player will always be paid highly, there is some debate as to whether this has gone too far for those who spend their hard-earned money each week to watch their teams play.

Even if former Premier League great Stan Collymore doesn’t think a cap on an individual’s salaries would work, the idea of a salary ceiling wouldn’t necessarily be a negative one.

But he does provide a possible solution.

“My issue with a salary cap is that it needs to originate from FIFA,” he told CaughtOffside for his special piece.

“I believe that an agreement between the major leagues in England, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany would go a long way toward implementing a pay ceiling. However, naturally, all that would result in is an increasing number of players moving to the Saudi Pro League to earn their £500k+ a week. So, it starts to undermine itself.

The concept of a salary ceiling wouldn’t always be unfavorable, even if former Premier League great Stan Collymore doesn’t believe it would be effective.

He does, however, provide a potential fix.

“My concern regarding a salary cap is that it must come from FIFA,” he said to CaughtOffside for his exclusive interview.

“I think a salary cap would be implemented far more easily if the big leagues in England, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany came to an agreement. Naturally, though, that would only lead to more players migrating to the Saudi Pro League in order to make their £500k+ a week. Thus, it begins to discredit itself.

For instance, Man City is limited to spending £100 million annually on all of its assets, including personnel, players, and other items. Exceeding this amount will result in fines.

“In this manner, you can exercise some common sense, as clubs will then need to examine their expenditures.”

It is obvious that having money in the game provides advantages.

There is a noticeable difference in the standard of stadiums and grounds in the English premier league presently compared to 1992, the year the Premier League was founded.

Paying football players nearly half a million pounds a week seems a bit excessive, considering that the bulk of players that go public these days are probably struggling financially.

Collymore’s notion of an organizational cap might be something at least if the goal of imposing a salary ceiling on player compensation is not fulfilled.

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