Premier League 'ignoring' £948m problem as new SCR rules set to change everything

Premier League 'ignoring' £948m problem as new SCR rules set to change everything centers on the Premier League’s sustained losses despite record revenue flows. The league distributes over £12bn to clubs from TV money over the current cycle, and last season it paid about £3.15bn when Arsenal won the title after a 22-year wait. Yet Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance shows Premier League clubs lost £948m in 2024-25, with a projected collective deficit exceeding £1bn in 2026-27. The article says the previous PSR system capped losses at £105m over a rolling three-year period, but as of the start of July it has been replaced by SCR, or Squad Cost Ratio. SCR limits first-team wages and amortised transfer costs to 85% of turnover plus a three-year average on player sale profits, with limited flexibility to overspend if compensated later. University of Liverpool lecturer Professor Kieran Maguire argues SCR ignores non-football costs like administration and utilities and therefore may not stop losses without stronger revenue growth.