{"id":748116,"date":"2026-08-24T11:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/748116\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:26:11","slug":"premier-league-opening-weekend-who-were-the-big-winners-and-losers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/748116\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League opening weekend – who were the big winners and losers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why are Aston Villa a selling club?published at 11:35 BST<\/p>\n

11:35 BST<\/p>\n

\"\"Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter<\/p>\n

Like many, Aston Villa are a selling club, mainly down to necessity, and have been for a number of years.<\/p>\n

They must comply with Uefa’s squad cost ratio (SCR) which restricts them to spending 70% of their football related revenue on player and staff wages, transfer fees and agent fees.<\/p>\n

They have already been fined twice by Uefa for breaches, being hit with a \u00a39.5m sanction last year and a \u00a319.4m fine in June, although \u00a312.9m was suspended after Villa came to a settlement agreement with Europe’s governing body. But it has meant the club’s hands are tied in the transfer window.<\/p>\n

The Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) also limited financial losses to a maximum of \u00a3105m over a rolling three-year period.<\/p>\n

In their latest accounts, ending 30 June 2025, Villa had a post-tax profit of \u00a317m but their two previous years showed losses of \u00a3119.6m (2023) and \u00a385.4m (2024).<\/p>\n

The regulations have now been replaced by SCR, meaning the Premier League falls in line with Uefa’s model.<\/p>\n

“It’s necessity because of the rules,” one former Villa executive told BBC Sport, when asked about the sales. “The PSR, the SCR, issues are well documented.<\/p>\n

“It does seem slightly unfair they’re having their ambition capped at this level. But it has forced this very big churn of players, which is unfortunate.<\/p>\n

“Some will be forced due to PSR, some will be player demand. Combined it makes a big problem for Emery and certainly it is a lot to swallow in one go and to try and replace.”<\/p>\n

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