Bath biggest spenders in English Prem, report finds
Bath Rugby has been identified as the highest spending club in the English Premiership for the 2024-25 season, investing approximately £8.5 million in their squad. This investment includes £6.4 million under the salary cap, alongside additional credits for home-grown talent. The report highlights the competitive nature of the league, with clubs agreeing to a minimum spending requirement to maintain parity among teams.
- ▪Bath Rugby spent around £8.5 million in the 2024-25 season, the highest in the Premiership.
- ▪The salary cap for clubs returned to £6.4 million last season after being set at £5 million for three years.
- ▪A minimum spend of £5.4 million on player wages will be introduced next season to enhance competition.
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Bath biggest spenders in English Prem, report findsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bath ended a 29-year wait for a Premiership trophy and clinched a historic treble in the 2024-25 campaign ByLorraine McKennaBBC Sport JournalistPublished9 minutes agoBath spent the most money of all 10 clubs in the Prem in their treble-winning season of 2024-25, a report published by Prem Rugby has found. The reigning league champions invested around £8.5m into their squad, including £6.4m permitted under the salary cap limit, plus deductions for credits and their excluded player - a player who sits outside the cap - Scotland fly-half Finn Russell.Saracens, Harlequins, Sale and Leicester also spent up to, or close to, the salary cap limit, which returned to £6.4m last season following three years…
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