- Clubs and Premier League settle on punishment payment
- Sum is less per club than average squad member’s yearly salary
The six English clubs who attempted to join the European Super League have agreed a settlement with the Premier League that will see them pay an expected £20m between them to grassroots causes. The sum, which is likely to be confirmed by the Premier League today, is more than was agreed with Uefa in a similar act of contrition, but still amounts to less per club than they would pay an average squad member in a year.
A further condition agreed between the Premier League and the clubs is understood to involve a much bigger fine – estimated to be in the region of £30m per club – and a 30-point deduction should the clubs attempt such a breakaway again. Under the terms of the ESL, the six had planned to continue playing in their domestic leagues as well as in the invite-only competition.
