![]() The Seagulls have punched above their weight massively to take on the traditional powerhouses this season, registering big wins against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United. Meanwhile, Brighton have qualified for the Europa League by finishing sixth. Given the investment we’re expecting to see from the club’s owners in the coming years, we may well see a new ‘big seven’. Newcastle United have finished in the top four and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. In many years gone by, the top six places in the table were occupied with the six clubs that boasted the most expensively-assembled squads and wage bills – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham – but that was not the case in 2022-23. There have been some brilliant clashes in the much-hyped Premier League glamour fixtures and the results in them correlate to how the table has shaped up.Īdmittedly this season has knocked the old concept of ‘the big six’ on its head. The English league is very complete, but technically, the Spanish league is much superior.The clashes between the traditional Premier League ‘Big Six’ are always important in the battle for the top four and title race and the 2022-23 season has proven to be no exception. “They are two different leagues, each one with good and bad things. But then you look at the European trophies, and the Champions League and Europa League…they are won by Spanish teams. It is where the ball runs with more technical ability, though maybe not as quick. “ But if you ask me where better soccer is played, I say Spain. ![]() “For me, the best league in the world is the English one because of the assistance to stadiums, the soccer fields, the money, how competitive it is, for the direct soccer that for the fans is so attractive,” said Pellegrini. Pellegrini, who has coached teams in Spain and England, still believes that Spanish soccer is “superior” to English soccer, despite their gallant spending and star power. “You have the spend of the Premier League on a net basis at £1.5bn over the course of the season and then when you look at the other big five leagues as a collective, they’re actually in a net receipts position – so they’re actually receiving more from the sale of players than what they’re spending on players, which is quite stark (compared) to what you see in the Premier League,” said Calum Ross, assistant director in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group. Chelsea led the way with a British record £106.8m spent on World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez and signed Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk in an £88.5m deal. That’s an 83% increase from last January’s record of £150m. Premier League clubs spent a record £815m in the January transfer window. In the January window, the Premier League outspent the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and LaLiga combined. In the 2022 Summer transfer window, the Premier League spent quadruple the amount on transfers as LaLiga. “If only the Spanish teams could have the same purchasing power as the English teams.” Premier League outspends all other clubs in January window “The TV rights are much bigger than here with Spanish television,” Pellegrini continued. Others either decreased or stayed the same. ![]() The Premier League is the only one of the top five European leagues to increase media rights. “Because the best players arrive, and that is what happens in the Premier League for different reasons.” “My opinion is that the richer a league is, the more powerful it will be,” said Pellegrini. Real Betis head coach Manuel Pellegrini put it nicely when talking about the Premier League’s spending in the January transfer window (and most recent transfer windows). Does having more money really make a league better? Well, in some sense, yes.
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