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Premier League clubs urged to end poverty pay
Premier League club West Ham are one of our only four clubs in the top-flight to have signed up to the Living Wage Foundation

COMMUNITY organising charity Citizens UK are demanding Premier League football clubs end longstanding poverty pay at their clubs, having spent billions on new players during the transfer window.

The period to sign new players for the upcoming season, which kicks off tonight, ended yesterday evening at 5pm — at the start of the month Premier League spending was at was £922 million.

The top flight of English football is a multibillion-pound industry, with clubs making a combined £4.2 billion last year alone.

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