After several Premier League teams voted against a temporary ban on related-party loans, Ian Wright expressed his worry and questioned Wolves.
Premier League teams were invited to cast their votes on Tuesday on a temporary ban on related-party loans. A majority of 14 votes were required to pass the ban.
Seven clubs voted against the ban, leaving just 13 in favor.
Consequently, clubs are free to pursue players from clubs controlled by connected parties in January. For instance, players from any of the four Saudi Pro League teams controlled by PIF will be available for signing by Newcastle United.
Much discussion has centered on the Magpies’ potential loan move for the former captain.
The most recent Stick To Football episode on The Overlap YouTube channel discussed the related-party loan vote.
According to David Ornstein, he received the impression that Wolves would initially back the ban. However, Wolves unexpectedly decided to vote against the temporary ban in the end.
Wright questioned, “Why have Wolves voted against it?” as he was really baffled by Wolves’ decision.
Next, Gary Neville inquired as to whether Wright was “concerned” about everything going on in the elite division of football at the moment. Wright answered, “Yeah.” You’re concerned about the direction the game is taking because it’s purely greedy. It appears to have become stronger. Everybody is considering themselves first.
The thing that really got to me was the European Super League (ESL). You talk about Wolves, but they don’t really have any clear associations. Why? It just feels corrupt, so I’m attempting to make sense of it. It seems really tainted.
The way Wolves vote is a little odd.
The fact that Wolves had voted against the temporary ban came as a bit of a surprise.
Wolves don’t seem to have had much of a motive to vote against it on the surface. There is a relationship or affiliation with Grasshoppers; the Swiss company is owned by the wife of Fosun chairman Guo Guangchang.
However, Wolves won’t be pursuing any of the team’s players in January.
It begs the question of whether Wolves wish to impede themselves in the future, when Fosun might try to buy another team.
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