Players will be angry about salary cap proposals - PFA

Players will "rightly be angry" about UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin proposing a salary cap in European football, according to Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Maheta Molango.

Ceferin said in an interview with Men In Blazers, published on Tuesday, that UEFA hoped to bring in a salary cap "as soon as possible" and that "everyone agrees" it is the best way forward, from big clubs to small clubs.

However, Molango insists limiting what players can earn is not the answer to achieving sustainability in the European game.

"When players read that 'everyone agrees' with capping their wages, I think they will rightly be angry," he said in a statement released to the PA news agency.

"Without proper engagement or consultation, players are continually being asked to play more and more games. New competitions are being created and existing tournaments expanded. These all generate more money within football.

"Capping the wages of those who create the 'product' that others continue to benefit from is not a solution to ensuring better financial management by leagues and clubs.

"Football's leaders are quickly going to create a real problem if they continue to treat players like this.

"They need to be treated as the game's most important stakeholders and must be central to these conversations."

UEFA are set to table the idea of an absolute cap at a meeting of its club licensing committee on Friday, which will be the starting point for analysis and consultation with stakeholders, including world players' union FIFPRO.

UEFA had opted against pursuing a salary cap when it last consulted on cost-control mechanisms within the game on the basis that a cap would be unworkable under European Union labour law, PA understands.

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