The Premier League has until the summer to reach a new agreement on payments to the EFL and the football pyramid or risk the threat of a transfer levy and other tougher terms being imposed upon it by a new independent regulator. The Government has given its support to a regulator backed by statute on Monday, as recommended by the fan-led review last November. Premier League bosses such as Leeds chief executive Angus Kinnear have criticised the idea of a transfer levy (Mike Egerton/PA)One of the most controversial recommendations of the fan-led review was a transfer levy on Premier League clubs. Huddleston said such a levy was “potentially in the mix depending upon what the Premier League and others come up with”. He added: “We want to keep the pressure on for the Premier League to come up with their own solution first.”The Premier League is currently committed to providing £1.6billion in funding outside the top flight over the next three seasons.

Source: Express April 25, 2022 16:11 UTC