Bath biggest spenders in English Prem, report findsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bath ended a 29-year wait for a Premiership trophy and clinched a historic treble in the 2024-25 campaign ByLorraine McKennaBBC Sport JournalistPublished31 minutes agoBath spent the most money of all 10 clubs in the Prem in their treble-winning season of 2024-25, a report published by Prem Rugby has found. The reigning league champions invested around £8.5m into their squad, including £6.4m permitted under the salary cap limit, plus deductions for credits and their excluded player – a player who sits outside the cap – Scotland fly-half Finn Russell.Saracens, Harlequins, Sale and Leicester also spent up to, or close to, the salary cap limit, which returned to £6.4m last season following three years set at £5m.The average salary in the competition is £191,000 per year. In March, clubs agreed to introduce a ‘salary floor’ – a minimum amount each team must spend on players’ wages – from next season in an attempt to keep the top flight as closely fought as possible.Each club will be obliged to spend £5.4m a season on talent.Prem clubs agree a minimum spend on player wages
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Published26 March
