It’s not right. It’s not fair. It’s making it nigh on impossible for ambitious clubs to close the gap. But sadly, the game’s the game and Newcastle United have found that out the hard way in the last 12 months.
The Magpies were hours away from breaching PSR last summer before reluctantly selling Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively. Miguel Almiron and Lloyd Kelly then departed in January to ensure United headed into the summer in a stable financial position.
Eddie Howe has the license to spend this summer but when PSR is in play, restrictions always apply. What the club’s transfer budget isn’t known publicly but one way of increasing it, as mentioned, is offloading players.
Now we’re not talking Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimaraes or Sandro Tonali etc - for the record they won’t be going anywhere - but rather the fringe players that Newcastle have on their books. Here, NewcastleWorld takes a look at the players Howe could be open to offers for:
9. Callum Wilson
Wilson is set to leave St James’ Park when his contract expires on June 30. While Newcastle won’t receive a transfer fee, the 33-year-old’s sizeable wages will drop off the books. | Stu Forster/Getty Images Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images
10. John Ruddy
There isn’t any real financial benefit to when Ruddy leaves, as expected, on June 30. It will, however, free up room in a crowded goalkeeping department. | Getty Images