Purslow rejects call for top flight to hand down a lot more moneyHe expresses concern about ‘over-regulation’ of footballAston Villa’s chief executive, Christian Purslow, has rejected the call for
Premier League clubs to hand down substantially more money to the
Football pyramid and warned that over-regulation of the game risks “killing the golden goose”, as he reacted to the government’s fan-led review.
If Purslow’s response reflects widely held views across the Premier League it indicates top-flight clubs will fight against some recommendations in the report led by the Conservative MP Tracey Crouch. The report has proposed that Premier League clubs should pay a transfer tax on every fee and that an independent regulator should oversee the English game.