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La Liga chief attacks Premier League 'doped market' as Europe is ... (The Guardian)

Premier League clubs spent £815m in a record-breaking January, leading Javier Tebas to label the English transfer market 'doped and inflated'

That constituted a year-on-year fall of 35% in gross spend compared to January 2022. “Transfer income from Premier League clubs, which has historically been an important source of club funding, now appears to be less guaranteed.” According to Deloitte, only £25m was spent on players from the Football League. “The record spending by Premier League clubs this season is beyond anything that we’ve seen before,” he said. “You can see it clearly in this winter market, where Chelsea have made almost half of the signings in the Premier League. It is quite dangerous that the markets are doped, inflated, as has been happening in recent years in Europe, because that can jeopardise the sustainability of European football.

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Premier League transfer market is 'doped' with 'barbaric amounts ... (The Athletic)

La Liga president Javier Tebas believes the Premier League transfer market is “doped” and the large spending of its clubs threatens the sustainability of ...

And this is financed with contributions from the patrons, in this case large American investors who finance at a loss.” “The British market is a doped market,” Tebas said. [La Liga](https://theathletic.com/football/la-liga/) president Javier Tebas believes the [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) transfer market is “doped” and the large spending of its clubs threatens the sustainability of European football.

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La Liga Accuses Premier League of Cheating After Record $1B ... (Bleacher Report)

Officials from La Liga were sharply critical of the Premier League after English clubs spent a combined £815 million ($1 billion) during the January ...

Chelsea spending [£323 million](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12788237/explained-how-chelsea-have-avoided-financial-fair-play-sanctions-despite-january-transfer-spending-spree#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20Chelsea%20splashed%20over,League%20club%20for%20a%20player.) in the January window alone is an example of how those guidelines can be exploited. "In our opinion, that is cheating, because it drags down the rest of the leagues." Across that same period, shareholders in Spain put in €450m." pic.twitter.com/rIfMOE1pI5 During that same period, shareholders across the PL and Champ put in €3.5bn. In that same time, the Spanish league lost — we all suffered in the pandemic — €250m.

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La Liga president lashes out at 'doped' Premier League transfer ... (90min)

La Liga president Javier Tebas has taken aim at the amount of money spent by Premier League clubs during the January transfer window, insisting it presents ...

“The British market is a doped market,” Tebas said. And this is financed with contributions from the patrons, in this case large American investors who finance at a loss.” [Chelsea](https://www.90min.com/teams/chelsea), who alone outspent La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 combined, were an obvious target for Tebas.

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English Premier League is 'financially doped', says La Liga president (The Hindu)

English football clubs spent a record $1 billion in the January transfer window, prompting Spanish league president Javier Tebas to accuse the EPL of ...

"They are doping the clubs, they are injecting money that is not generated by the clubs. "In the Premier League it is the opposite. Shareholders are allowed to support within certain limits," said Gomez.

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La Liga president slams Premier League spending: 'British market is ... (thescore.com)

MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 31: Javier Tebas receives an award during the Madrid Sports. MADRID (AP) — Spanish league president Javier Tebas criticized ...

"The Premier League is a competition that loses billions of pounds in the last few years," Tebas said. [2023 NBA All-Star snubs: Siakam, AD headline notable omissions](/nba/news/2562169/2023-nba-all-star-snubs-siakam-ad-headline-notable-omissions) [Luka exits vs. This does not happen in the Spanish League and neither does it happen in the German League, especially those two."

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Football: Premier League is 'financially doped', says La Liga president (The Straits Times)

MADRID – Spain's La Liga president Javier Tebas has said teams in the English Premier League are “financially doped” after they spent a record US$1 billion ...

“In the Premier League, it is the opposite. (but) it’s true, internally, the Premier League will be more competitive and entertaining.” “In our control of economic sustainability, we do not allow contributions to cover losses in these barbaric amounts that are occurring. And this is financed with contributions from the patrons, in this case large American investors who finance at a loss.” Shareholders are allowed to support within certain limits,” said Gomez. Said Tebas: “The British market is a doped market.

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