The Premier League is flush with cash thanks to TV deals but, as Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte have pointed out, its teams are paying huge sums of money for average players.
In May 2014, Antonio Conte dismissed Juventus' chances of replicating its domestic success in continental competition, claiming that the Italian champions were not on the same financial footing as Europe's elite. "You cannot go to a 100 euro restaurant with just 10 euros in your pocket," he sniped. Less than two months later, he parted company with the Old Lady by "mutual consent," having been left frustrated by his employers' transfer strategy.