West Ham news: Jarrod Bowen cited as Keith Wyness shares ‘disaster’ transfer verdict
Former Everton chief Keith Wyness has urged clubs like West Ham to push back against an independent regulator and agree a settlement with EFL sides.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – cited the Irons as a club who have benefitted from signing EFL stars such as Jarrod Bowen.
Football Insider revealed on Monday (18 March) that West Ham are among Premier League clubs opposed to a huge £900million deal for clubs in the English pyramid.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are also against the deal, which would see lower league sides earn a share of nearly £1billion over six years.
West Ham must act now and avoid ‘disaster’, says Wyness
It is believed that the UK government’s new football regulator could now get involved and impose a deal on Premier League sides to provide funding for the wider pyramid.
Wyness told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “There is a football pyramid in England and West Ham have benefitted from players coming up from the EFL, among other clubs.
“Jarrod Bowen came through from non-league and is now an England international.
“There are many cases of youngsters coming through that Premier League clubs.
“I think a negotiated settlement for the wider pyramid is the answer, rather than having a regulator enforcing things.
“I think a regulator would be a disaster.
“There’s got to be a U-turn and an agreement between the clubs in the pyramid, with the likes of West Ham leading the way. Hopefully, we can avoid this massive legal bureaucracy.”
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