Nick De Marco KC is preparing the PFA’s case against Premier League financial rules

The Premier League is still facing another legal challenge to its financial regulations despite settling a long-running dispute with Manchester City over associated party transactions this week.

Legal action remains pending from the Professional Footballers’ Association over the Premier League’s plans to introduce new squad cost ratio (SCR) rules next season, which would limit clubs to spending a set percentage of their income on transfer fees, salaries and agent fees.

Top-flight clubs have been obliged to operate SCR rules on a trial basis with no enforcement since last season, and the Premier League had initially wanted to introduce them in practice for the start of this campaign.

But, faced with th

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