Bruno Guimaraes – A cautionary anti-competitive PSR tale? | OneFootball

I love Bruno Guimaraes and I am quite disturbed by the speculation that suggests Newcastle United could potentially have to sell him, or any other of our top players, to satisfy Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

How can any PSR work in a way that means clubs in this country have to sell their best players to the Sky Six, or abroad, because that’s who’s looking to buy them.

The classic example being Brighton, who Sky and Talks**** hold up as a well run club with their massive profits.

They don’t say they are a feeder club for the Sky Six but this is why they are being praised.

If PSR had the interests of all clubs at heart, then internal registered players with the English FA would not count as PSR signings.

Reasoning being that the transfer money is being kept in the country, to allow further development and spending on possibly other English FA registered players.

Any non-English FA players bought, should be the only ones who count towards PSR.

So ours are the likes of Botman, Tonali etc.

Gordon, Barnes etc would not count.

If Bruno Guimaraes went to PSG for example with a £100m price tag, I could reluctantly accept it, as it’s not to one of our rivals.

Bruno needs to realise that he has cult status on Tyneside, which is a mighty status to have beholden on him.

PSG is nowhere near the same, plus they already have an array of very good midfielders.

Cabaye is your Toon to PSG example and he was French but found it difficult.

Who would fill Bruno’s boots if he left?

Eddie knows that’s a big problem.

Or would this not be Bruno’s decision?

Bruno Guimaraes is class but like that Palace game the other night, not a lot is said when his passing was as bad as anyone else in the toon team.

I love Sean Longstaff but unfortunately his performances this season to me, make me think selling him for say £2om, which would be all profit, wouldn’t be a bad idea. I’m sure a Saudi team would take him.

The whole PSR set up needs looked at as it is anti-competitive.

The more success you have, such as Man City, the more you can spend to make you stronger. That is not competitive to the rest and what message does that send to other non-Sky Six clubs, who have to sell their best players.

Sky Six clubs being allowed to run it for their own benefits by the Premier League, under the threat of them joining a European Super League.