EFL Squad Cost Ratio
How much can Wycombe Wanderers spend?
Under the EFL's Squad Cost Ratio rules, Wycombe Wanderers can spend
around £4m on squad
costs - based on an estimated £8m of football
revenue and the 85% limit.
That puts them an estimated £2.8m over the limit on current figures.
Wycombe Wanderers: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) estimated £8m
- SCR limit - 50% of revenue £4m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £6.8m
- Headroom −£2.8m
Restricted
- squad cost is 85.3% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Wycombe Wanderers are spending well above what SCR allows. Closing that gap usually means selling players or growing revenue before they can strengthen further.
Note on this club's figures. PLACEHOLDER revenue — small company exemption limits public disclosure; verify Companies House (no. 05132509). Owned by Kaspi.kz co-founder Mikheil Lomtadze (Kazakhstan billionaire, Forbes-listed). Est. 2025-26 wages £131,200/wk (£6.82m/yr) — 9th highest in L1. At est. £8m revenue, SCMP ratio ~85% of revenue — over 50% threshold. However, owner has capacity to inject equity: under new SCMP rules, each £1 of equity permits 50p extra wage spend. Lomtadze's resources mean equity compliance route is available. Potentially the next investor-backed project in L1. Sources: eflanalysis.com (ownership analysis and financial path), footballleagueworld.co.uk (L1 wage bill top 10), rferl.org (Lomtadze ownership profile).
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Figures are illustrative estimates from published accounts and public reporting, not
official SCR submissions. SCR uses adjusted football revenue, which differs from headline
turnover. Last reviewed 2026-05-17.
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