What are Premier League’s new SCR rules and how will they affect clubs?

SportFootballWhat are Premier League’s new SCR rules and how will they affect clubs?The Premier League has formally introduced Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Systemic Resilience (SSR)Jamie Braidwood Thursday 20 August 2026 10:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2869827To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-financial-rules-scr-psr-scrapped-b3036202.html","title":"What are Premier League’s new SCR rules and how will they affect clubs?"}}CloseCopa Independent | The Premier League's new eraInside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Premier League clubs will be bound by a new set of financial regulations as the 2026/27 season commences as the previous Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) are replaced.Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Syst...