Football Federation Australia is set to deliver a bumper pay rise for players next season on the back of a new broadcast deal.

FFA has approved an A-League salary cap increase of nearly 10 per cent that will come into force when the new TV deal comes into effect at the start of next season. The salary cap increase will be the biggest rise in the past eight years.

Main man: An increase in the A-League salary cap would help Sydney FC keep Milos Ninkovic. Credit:Getty Images

The 10 existing clubs have been told they can increase their budgets by at least $250,000 as they begin to ramp up recruitment with the salary cap to grow from $2.6 million to at least $2.85 million.

The players also stand to collect approximately 30 per cent of the increase in the broadcast deal, which is currently worth about $40 million to the FFA each year. This means that if the FFA doubles its revenue from the broadcast deal, as speculated, the players will collectively receive an additional $12 million across the league.