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Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish questions how clubs are sticking to financial fair play ruling: 'I just can't see how half of this fits'

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish cannot understand how some football clubs are adhering to financial fair play rules given the number of large transfer deals.

Numerous Premier League clubs have broken their transfer records this summer, with multi-million figures becoming the norm and fees regularly surpassing £20million.

Financial fair play is linked to the revenue of clubs and designed to limit losses and control spending.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish cannot understand how some adhere to FFP rules
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish cannot understand how some adhere to FFP rules

Parish told BBC Five Live's Sportsweek programme: 'What's returned to football are the big-money owners, the win-at-all-costs owners, almost bottomless pockets.