Queens Park Rangers chairman Flavio Briatore today called for a salary cap to be introduced as proposals emerged over a luxury tax designed to redistribute player wealth throughout football.

UEFA president Michel Platini is thought to be the driving force behind a scheme modelled on Major League Baseball's fixed levels on wages and team spending.

The game's governing body have become increasingly concerned with spiralling transfer fees - which reached £32.5million in England when Manchester City signed Brazilian striker Robinho last summer - and players earning in excess of £100,000 a week.

Platini fears clubs have racked up huge debts as they try to keep pace and UEFA officials went on a factfinding mission to the US this month to examine options open to them.

And Briatore, who took control at Loftus Road in September 2007, added his voice to the growing number calling for action.

"Wages of the players at the moment are completely wrong," said Briatore.

"A salary cap is fundamental. It's not possible for people investing in football to make up the difference from their pocket.

"Maybe the shareholder is quite a wealthy one but the club has nothing to do with the shareholder.

"It's difficult for me cutting the salaries of people working in Formula One or the employees of QPR, while the players are untouchable. It's about principles."

The MLS currently uses a salary cap and taxes teams on player spending that breaches a certain limit. That money is then redistributed throughout the poorer teams in the league.