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title: "Sunderland: Phil Parkinson voices opposition to EFL salary cap proposal"
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author: "Ben Crump"
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published: "2020-06-17T06:50:42Z"
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# Sunderland: Phil Parkinson voices opposition to EFL salary cap proposal

**Sunderland manager Phil Parkinson has touched on speculation that a salary cap could be introduced to English football.**

Parkinson’s side failed to gain promotion to the Championship after finishing eighth in the League One table due to the decision to end the season via a [points-per-game system](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52705124).

The Wearside club will now look to use the summer transfer window to build a squad capable of gaining promotion next term and avoiding a potential fourth successive stint in England’s third tier.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The EFL Annual General Meeting on Monday discussed the matter further, with [claims](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8415931/EFL-vote-way-salary-cap-League-One-Two-closer-agreement-Championship.html) emerging that a fixed £2.5m per season salary cap could be introduced as early next season.

Parkinson has responded to the reports which have echoed similar comments made by the club’s chief executive officer [Jim Rodwell.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderlands-stance-game-changing-salary-caps-heading-league-one-2862249)

*“There’s been talk about the salary cap which is quite a complex debate going on at the moment,”* he said, speaking to safc.com \[via [Sunderland Echo](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/phil-parkinson-offers-his-verdict-salary-cap-proposals-which-could-affect-sunderlands-transfer-plans-2884851)\].

*“I’m not keen on it at all. I think clubs should be left to manage their own resources and we’re already regulated to a certain degree.”*

Sunderland have no fewer than [11 players](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/afc-sunderland/vertragsende/verein/289) set to leave the club on a free transfer on June 30, which will hand Parkinson with a huge task this summer to replace those who have played regularly for the Black Cats this season.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Whilst a salary cap does sound like a good idea at first glance, it should perhaps be down to the club itself to decide how much they pay players.

After all, each club is a business. When run properly, it can be an enormous success; conversely, when mismanaged, it could fail miserably.

The one thing a salary cap may change is the gradual and more frequent downfall of clubs, following [Bury’s demise](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49451896) last year.

***What do you think about the salary cap idea for English clubs? Let us know in the comments section below…***