IMPORTANT DEADLINE IS LOOMING FOR UNITED'S MONEY MEN

THERE may be one transfer deadline that has come and gone but there is another unofficial one looming large at the end of this month.

- By ROSS GREGORY

June 30 marks the end of the financial year in the Premier League, meaning clubs need to ensure they are compliant with PSR as they submit their accounts. Clubs cannot lose more than £105m over a three-year period - and even less if they have spent some of that period in the Championship.

It meant a mad scramble to get deals done this time last year. A number of clubs feared they were at risk of breaching PSR rules, which in turn could have led to a fine and points deduction.

Newcastle were particularly at risk, and as a result were forced to sell academy graduate Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest for £35m. In return, they bought goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos for around £20m in a move that had firm 'you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours' vibes.

Vlachodimos has played just 45 minutes for Newcastle as a second-half substitute in the Carabao Cup, but that transfer, along with the £30m sale of Yankuba Minteh to Brighton, ensured Newcastle were PSR compliant.