Premier League could responds to court defeat with financial fair play rule changes

The English Premier League has recently suffered a court defeat against Manchester City, resulting in the league's regulations regarding commercial deals between clubs and affiliated companies being deemed unlawful. However, the Premier League is not backing down and plans to respond to this setback.

Details: According to FourFourTwo, companies that own clubs may provide interest-free loans to their teams that do not count towards financial fair play calculations. Now, the Premier League is considering including these loans in the financial fair play total or imposing interest on such loans, likely around five percent.

Notably, the primary impact of including these loans in the financial fair play calculations would affect Everton, Brighton, and Arsenal, as these three clubs owe the most to their owners in the league.

Reminder: Previously, Manchester City approached an independent commission to have the aforementioned Premier League rules declared unlawful. The lawyers for the "Citizens" argued that these rules violate antitrust legislation.