Footballers Will Be Angry With UEFA Over Salary Cap – Aleksander Ceferin

Players will “rightly be angry” with Uefa’s plans to introduce a salary cap, says the head of the Professional Footballers’ Association.

Footballers Will Be Angry With UEFA Over Salary Cap – Aleksander Ceferin

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said big and small clubs “agree” that limiting the earning potential of players is the best way forward.

However, PFA chief executive Maheta Molango says “it is not the solution”.

“[Players] need to be treated as the most important stakeholders and central to these conversations,” he said.

“When players read that ‘everyone agrees’ with capping their wages, I think they will rightly be angry.

“Without proper engagement or consultation, players are continually being asked to play more and more games. New competitions are being created and existing tournaments expanded. These all generate more money within football.

“Capping the wages of those who create the ‘product’ that others continue to benefit from is not a solution to ensuring better financial management by leagues and clubs.

“Football’s leaders are quickly going to create a real problem if they continue to treat players like this.”