‘Doesn’t sit right’ – Premier League frustration as Newcastle United seal club-record agreement.
The Magpies were facing a Premier League points deduction last weekend as they frantically attempted to raise funds before the PSR accounting deadline on June 30. It led to both Anderson and 19-year-old being sacrificed after they joined Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, for a combined total of £68million.
Shay Given admits Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) ‘don’t sit right’ with him after Newcastle United were forced to sell academy graduate Elliot Anderson.
The Magpies were facing a Premier League points deduction last weekend as they frantically attempted to raise funds before the PSR accounting deadline on June 30. It led to both Anderson and 19-year-old being sacrificed after they joined Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, for a combined total of £68million.
United are now understood to be compliant with the financial rules but the departure of Anderson, whose £35m price tag is a joint club-record sale, has left a bitter taste in Given’s mouth. The Whitley Bay-born midfielder had been on the books at Newcastle since the age of eight and Given believes PSR pressures have robbed him of the