Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has called for a salary cap in the English Premier League to stop player wages spiralling out of control.

Whelan believes action has to be taken to ensure the rise in club income from Premier League television rights in the 2013/14 season does not create vastly inflated player incomes.

Whelan told ESPN: “We all agree that there now needs to be controls over wages – even Manchester United agree.

“(Manchester United chief executive) David Gill has made it clear he would support some kind of control; how the controls are put into place is the tricky bit.

“Personally I wouldn’t be afraid to take the toughest route of all and have a ceiling on how much each club can pay in wages. A salary limit needs to be enforced.”