Whelan's debt stance

Wigan owner Dave Whelan has rejected calls for a salary cap but wants measures introduced to limit debt in the Premier League.

FA chairman Lord Triesman has already floated the idea of a restriction on the amount clubs can pay in wages in a bid to ensure the game's long-term sustainability.

Whelan, though, wants to see the financial side of football handled in a different way.

He told the BBC: "UEFA are going to say things about debt and actually, I agree with them.

"They are talking about salary caps again now but what we should be doing is limiting the amount of debt that each club can have."

Whelan added: "Let's say 25 or 30% of your total income and you can't have any more debt on your balance sheet than that. If you do, you are breaking the rules and you get points deducted or whatever."