Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore yesterday (February 22nd) rejected calls for a salary cap in England, the BBC reports.
Uefa president Michel Platini revealed recently that he wants clubs to be restricted to spending roughly 50 to 60 per cent of their turnover on staff salaries.
However, Scudamore has reacted by suggesting that such a move would only benefit the bigger clubs and that he "can't really ever see it happening" in England.
He told the news provider's Radio Five Live Sportsweek programme: "We've looked at this for ten years. If you say 60 per cent or 50 per cent can be capped on wages, what it really does is absolutely lock in the natural order.
"I know Manchester United sit on top of our league today but they would be sitting on top of our league just about forever if you decided on that. It would help the big clubs far more than the small clubs."
Scudamore added that the current system actually breeds opportunity as smaller clubs with a benefactor can mount a challenge to the established order at the top of the league.
Platini called on the European parliament to support his proposals, despite the fact that they may contravene current European Union free trade laws.
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