I agree.It's a myth.
There isn't an 'English Tax'; there is a 'Premier League Player Tax'. Why? Because Premier League clubs are rich and don't need to sell. Even that is starting to fade away now, as European clubs have caught on that Premier League clubs are rich and are raising their prices.
Forbes top 10 clubs by value - 6/10 are English. (Top 20 - 9 of them are English clubs, 3 Spanish, 3 German, 4 Italian, and 1 French) - It shows how financially dominant the Premier League is.
Rank Team Country Value
in millions% change
on yearDebt as
% of valueRevenue ($M) 1 Real Madrid Spain 4,231 4 6 796 2 Barcelona Spain 4,205 -1 8 815 3 Manchester United England 3,983 -8 19 795 4 Bayern Munich Germany 3,024 -1 0 751 5 Manchester City England 2,688 9 0 678 6 Chelsea England 2,576 25 0 597 7 Arsenal England 2,267 1 11 520 8 Liverpool England 2,183 12 3 613 9 Tottenham Hotspur England 1,624 31 37 511 10 Juventus Italy 1,512 3 9 480
Most expensive Premier League signings between Premier League clubs. The majority of the top signings are not English.
Lukaku, Maguire, Van Dijk, Mahrez, Sterling, Sigurdsson etc.