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Officials from La Liga were sharply critical of the Premier League after English clubs spent a combined £815 million ($1 billion) during the January ...

Chelsea spending [£323 million](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12788237/explained-how-chelsea-have-avoided-financial-fair-play-sanctions-despite-january-transfer-spending-spree#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20Chelsea%20splashed%20over,League%20club%20for%20a%20player.) in the January window alone is an example of how those guidelines can be exploited. "In our opinion, that is cheating, because it drags down the rest of the leagues." Across that same period, shareholders in Spain put in €450m." pic.twitter.com/rIfMOE1pI5 During that same period, shareholders across the PL and Champ put in €3.5bn. In that same time, the Spanish league lost — we all suffered in the pandemic — €250m.

La Liga corporate director Javier Gomez has accused the Premier League of "cheating" after clubs spent a combined $1 billion (£815m) in January.

Spain's LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said teams in the Premier League are "financially doped" after they spent a record $1 billion in the January ...

"In the Premier League it is the opposite. "They are doping the clubs, they are injecting money that is not generated by the clubs. This puts the viability of a club at risk when this shareholder leaves. Until June 2021, the Premiership and the Championship had lost 3000 million euros ($3.28 billion), the Spanish LaLiga lost 250 million euros. Shareholders are allowed to support within certain limits," said Gomez. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

La Liga chiefs have slammed the Premier League for 'cheating' after an insane January transfer window that saw English clubs splurge almost €1 billion. La.

“It is true that shareholders are also allowed to support the club and put money in to spend more than the club itself can generate, but within certain limits.” He has argued that the practice drags down the rest of the leagues and calls for a new economic regulation that prevents shareholders from putting in more money than the club can generate. “The reality is that at La Liga we want clubs to spend what they can afford and generate themselves, that is to say their own revenues. This is a drastic increase in expenditures compared to the previous year and highlights the financial dominance of the English top-flight. He stated that the influx of money from shareholders is ‘doping the club’ and puts its viability at risk if the shareholder decides to leave. The spending by the London club, recently purchased by American billionaire Todd Boehly and a consortium of investors, surpassed the combined spending of all clubs in the top flights of Spain, Italy, Germany and France combined.

Senior officials at Spain's La Liga have accused the Premier League of "financial doping" and called on Europe's governing body UEFA to impose sanctions.

"In the Premier League it is the opposite. "They are doping the clubs, they are injecting money that is not generated by the clubs. This puts the viability of a club at risk when this shareholder leaves. "In the same period, the Premier League and Championship shareholders put in 3500 million euros, in Spain they put in 450 million euros. Shareholders are allowed to support within certain limits. Teams in the Premier League are "financially doped", having spent a record $A1.4 billion in the January transfer window and outspent the rest of Europe's 'big five' leagues by almost four to one, the president of Spain's La Liga says.

La Liga president Javier Tebas has taken aim at the amount of money spent by Premier League clubs during the January transfer window, insisting it presents ...

“The British market is a doped market,” Tebas said. And this is financed with contributions from the patrons, in this case large American investors who finance at a loss.” [Chelsea](https://www.90min.com/teams/chelsea), who alone outspent La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 combined, were an obvious target for Tebas.

English football clubs spent a record $1 billion in the January transfer window, prompting Spanish league president Javier Tebas to accuse the EPL of ...

"They are doping the clubs, they are injecting money that is not generated by the clubs. "In the Premier League it is the opposite. Shareholders are allowed to support within certain limits," said Gomez.

LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for "cheating" and "doping" after clubs spent a record $1 billion in the January transfer window.

They are injecting money not generated by the club for it to spend, which puts the viability of the club at risk if the shareholder leaves. The top-flight English clubs' expenditure was almost three times higher than in January 2022. During that same period, shareholders across the PL and Champ put in €3.5bn. Across that same period, shareholders in Spain put in €450m. [LaLiga president Javier Tebas shared a video on Twitter](https://twitter.com/Tebasjavier/status/1620654584271376386) of corporate general director Javier Gomez saying that the Spanish league would ask UEFA to do more on transfers. In that same time, the Spanish league lost -- we all suffered in the pandemic -- €250m.