The Premier League being awash with money from top to bottom is obviously great for clubs in it, but there are downsides.
High wages handed to players means that when it comes to seeing them go out of the exit door, it’s often hard to find a club who will match the player’s salary.
That leads to reduced transfer fees, pay offs and loan arrangements with the English clubs continuing to pay part of a wage.
Following claims in the English media that Chinese investment would allow Espanyol to sign Juan Mata from Manchester United, Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo doubt if it’s that simple.
Spanish clubs have to comply with Financial Fair Play, something even Valencia are struggling with right now, and that means Mata’s wages would be ‘prohibitively high’ for Espanyol, according to Mundo Deportivo.
That’s even without worrying a big transfer fee, and it’s no surprise the newspaper bring forward the idea of a loan with some sort of purcahse option, which would all surely have to be weighted toward the Barcelona club.
Mata may well think that if he has to leave, he could find a better club right now, and Manchester United themsevles would likely get a better fee elsewhere, especially from a Premier League club.
