Having restrictions that mandate you not to spend more than what you generate could be seen as having a benchmark (capping). We know that some players are exceptional and they are worth more than others. It was the likes of Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour that inflated the players' transfer market and today we have players whose buyout clause is half a billion dollars. I think UEFA should step up the implementation of the FFF rules to enable poorly funded clubs to also participate in the transfer market.
Uefa, yeah. This rule to transfers and clubs having to spend about a budget is supposed to help a lot as in most cases, this mid tier teams don’t get the chance yo have elite players in their ranks to enable them be more competitive in their respective leagues and international competitions.
We have exceptional players quite alright but, the consistent rise in price of a player is something else. Every transfer season, the previous price often seems undervalued and they want more and more. You kind of hope this could explode some day but, I guess the need for trophies by clubs calls for this but, when the expectation is on the reverse, you can find players being at the end of it.