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Alan Shearer has hit out at the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), asking “what chance have you got?” if emerging challengers like Newcastle and Aston Villa must sell to avoid points deductions.
Shearer feels we did “good business” in the end by selling Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh for a combined £68m last weekend, but worries it could’ve been one of our big guns going had we not found buyers for the pair.
Our former number nine also brings up Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz as a prime example, feeling it “can’t be right” that Unai Emery’s side had to sell their star midfieler to Juventus to stay within the rules. Shearer adds that the new rules “don’t sit comfortably” with him, fearing they protect the ‘big six’ and limit clubs’ ability to bridge the gap.
Speaking to Betfair, he said: “Obviously, Newcastle had to sell players because of PSR. I’m pleased they’ve done the business they’ve done, I’m pleased they didn’t sell Isak and Bruno.
“I know Anderson loved playing for Newcastle but hopefully he’ll get more game time at Forest and he can show everyone how good he is. He’s a really good player. I think because of what Newcastle had to do and the timing of it, it’s been good business for them.
“Those PSR rules don’t sit easy with me. If Newcastle hadn’t sold Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson, they would have had to sell one of their bigger players to one of the big clubs. What chance have you got? What message is that sending out? The rules just don’t sit comfortably with me at all.
“If you look at Newcastle and Aston Villa, they’re trying their very best to get near the big boys and challenge. Yet when they do, they have to sell players. Villa have had to sell Douglas Luiz to Juventus because of PSR. That can’t be right when a club is trying to challenge the big boys, and what they’ve got behind them as football clubs doesn’t sit easy with me.”
Source link : https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/07/05/alan-shearer-reacts-to-newcastle-double-deal-and-aston-villa-shock-nail-on-the-head/
Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-07-05 15:15:07
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