Curiously, for someone who has acted in so many high-profile PSR cases, De Marco is no fan of the rules.
Instead of the current situation, which is about to change anyway when the planned ‘anchoring’ around the turnover of the lowest-ranked clubs arrives next season, De Marco believes there should be a flexible spending ceiling for encourage competition and investment.
And he does not believe that the arrival of the so-called state clubs necessarily means that everyone will have to make cuts.
“There is nothing unsustainable in how Manchester City, Newcastle or others [similarly owned] the clubs are run. “They are very sustainable,” said De Marco.
“The new point that people are raising is about competition. I understand that there may need to be some upper limits. But let’s not get sidetracked in this argument about whether it is state property or not, which of course has legal points when it comes to regard. .
“Imagine if Elon Musk bought a Premier League club. He must have personal wealth greater than many states in the world now.
“You see how it has taken over Twitter, now
“I think homeowners should be allowed to invest a little more money if they want, but they have to guarantee it so they can’t just pull the plug.”
De Marco believes there is now so much money in top-level football that there is likely to be an increase in court cases because there is so much to lose.
And, having seen the European Super League collapse within 48 hours of 2021, he believes another breakaway competition will eventually be launched.
“The European Super League plan just didn’t work,” he said. “But something else will come at the right time and it may work,” he said.
“Don’t forget, the Premier League was a breakaway league. At the time there was opposition and it was seen as a few greedy clubs at the top ruining English football.
“But in reality, despite all the criticism people have made of it, it has been the most successful football league in the world and has brought more money into English football than anything else.
“Breakaway leagues are not necessarily a bad thing and are inevitable as more money comes in and more competitions become globalized.”
