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LaLiga president accuses big-spending EPL of 'cheating'

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has accused the Premier League of 'cheating' after the amount of money was spent by clubs in the January transfer window.

According to reports in England, Premier League clubs spent a record £815 million in the recently concluded transfer window.

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Chelsea dominated the transfer window by making eight signings, which included breaking their league's transfer record by signing Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for £106.8 million.

Tebas has now called on UEFA to do something about the Premier League's financial muscle.

"We are aware there is a lot of talk about how LaLiga's economic control means Spanish clubs sign less than Premier League clubs," he says in the video clip posted on Twitter, as per the Daily Mirror.

"Let's explain what's behind that. What's the truth? The reality is that, at LaLiga, we want clubs to spend what they can afford and generate themselves, that is to say, their own revenues.

"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.

"What's the issue? Essentially, they [Premier League owners] are 'doping' the club. 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.

"In our opinion, that is cheating, because it drags down the rest of the leagues.

"That is our fight, demanding that UEFA implements a new economic regulation that prevents the shareholder of a club from putting in more than a certain amount, and that it enforces this rule and sanctions non-compliant clubs.

"It doesn't matter which league or country it is, they should sanction clubs that don't comply with this regulation."

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