Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger thinks that financial fair play is hitting home and levelling the playing field in the Premier League to give Arsenal a better chance.
He commented, ‘I would say that the balance of power is a bit more even that it was five or six years ago. That’s because of Financial Fair Play, added to us having more financial power than five years ago. That gives us a better chance. A few seasons ago, I was thinking ‘Who will go next?’
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger thinks that financial fair play is hitting home and levelling the playing field in the Premier League to give Arsenal a better chance.
He commented, ‘I would say that the balance of power is a bit more even that it was five or six years ago. That’s because of Financial Fair Play, added to us having more financial power than five years ago. That gives us a better chance. A few seasons ago, I was thinking ‘Who will go next?’
Improved sponsorship deals will increase Arsenal’s income by £30m from a year ago. However, many would argue that Arsenal have been held back by a reluctance to spend the cash mountain of £120m they had been sitting on for some years.
Arsenal have always held to a long-term strategy of relying on financial fair play and it could be argued that they are now starting to reap the dividend. However, the scheme is built on dubious legal foundations and there is always the prospect of a challenge in the courts. Clubs, notably Manchester City, have backed away from confronting Uefa in this way but an action could always be brought by a player in a country other than Britain.