Fed-up Aston Villa co-owner Sawiris ponders Prem legal action

The businessman is not happy about the limitations on how much money clubs can spend.

Sawiris believes that if he wants to invest his money in the team, he should be permitted to match the spending of clubs with bigger existing revenues.

Speaking to Financial Times, Egpyt's richest man bemoaned: "Some of the rules have actually resulted in cementing the status quo more than creating upward mobility and fluidity in the sport.

"The rules do not make sense and are not good for football. Managing a sports team has become more like being a treasurer or a bean counter rather than looking at what your team needs. 

“It's more about creating paper profits, not real profits. It becomes a financial game, not a sporting game."