SALARY CAP EXPLAINED

THE salary cap stands at £7million, which was increased from £6.5m in the 2016-17 season. Built into the cap is the ability for clubs to nominate two ‘excluded players’, whose salaries are not included, and claim £400,000 in injury credits. The identity of the excluded players is confidential. Within the £7m there is £600,000 of ‘Homegrown senior player credits’ (defined as relating to a senior player who was at the club before his 18th birthday and has been there for at least two complete salary cap years prior to the current salary cap year), at a rate of £50,000 maximum per individual player. Clubs receive credits for players unavailable while on international duty of up to £80,000 per player.