French rugby marquee player salary cap proposal, Digi Mart USA News: As part of a possible future change to the salary cap, LNR president Yann Roubert has reportedly proposed to Top 14 clubs a French-style “marquee player” formula. The idea would introduce one player whose salary is excluded from the salary cap calculation.
The aim would be to reach a compromise that could be voted on by the steering committee in February and adopted as early as next season. According to the report, discussions do not yet appear to be concluded.
The conditions currently being discussed would, in practice, exclude certain clubs, such as Bayonne and Clermont, because the player concerned would need to be Jiff and benefit from a minimum number of international caps.
In addition, the remuneration would be capped at 500,000 euros. This could prevent some players from benefiting, or else their entire salary would not be counted.
Finally, some clubs, including Stade Toulousain and Montpellier, would like the status to apply to three players in the squad rather than just one.
