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Originally Posted by MaverickJesus

I don't think that's true at all, TV companies will pay whatever they think is sensible value for the rights regardless of how much players get paid. Capping wages would however make Premiership football less attractive for the top end players, making it boring to watch and thus lowering the value to the TV companies, which would drive the end user cost down. But who wants that?

Wages are lower in Germany (albeit not capped) but it's a pretty decent product even though on the basis of money it's less attractive than the Premier League for the top end players.