The Premier League writes to its clubs to clarify rules regarding the fair valuation of players involved in 'swap deals'
The Premier League has written to its clubs to clarify its rules regarding the fair valuation of players involved in transfers after “a significant number requested clarification” following recent swap deals.
In the letter the Premier League warns that part of a transfer fee would have to be returned by the selling club if it decides a fee has been “inflated”.were exchanged in separate deals between Everton and Villa for a reported £9m each. Then BBC Sport reported Villa wereNext, there was confirmation that going the other way is Chelsea’s homegrown Dutch defender Ian Maatsen for £37.5m, in another separate transaction.
In the letter - which has been seen by BBC Sport - clubs are warned by the league’s director of governance that if it identifies "a scenario where a selling club has received an inflated transfer fee for a player in a transaction not considered to be conducted at arm's length, the selling club would be required to return the amount in excess of fair market value back to the buying club.”
If it is not, “a fair market value assessment of the transfer to determine the value the transaction can be approved at will take place”, the letter explains.
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