Tag: finances

5 October 2026 Off

Man City scandal shines light on Manchester United finances

By Total Football News

When they restructured their debt in June, United added $125m (£94.36m) to their main debt. On 23 September, they said £63.5m had been spent on land for their proposed new stadium, the precise funding model for which is still to be determined.

Many fans, particularly those who do not want a new stadium, feel that money would have been better invested in Michael Carrick’s squad.

Yet, as Berrada said, United

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28 May 2026 Off

Southampton must be ‘careful’ with finances, says Kieran Maguire

By Total Football News

Maguire says Southampton could also face legal challenges from other clubs who missed out on a top-six place, as well as their own players.

“I have spoken to some Saints fans – some are being philosophical about it, some are still very angry,” he adds. “I think their anger is directed towards the club more than anybody else. And we still don’t know where we are in terms of, will

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30 March 2026 Off

Wrexham’s finances: Record revenue, bumper wages and room for more

By Total Football News

Despite an unprecedented rise, Wrexham are continuing to look up.

Improving their iconic Stok Cae Ras home is viewed as a “key enabler of both sporting and commercial success”.

The Kop Stand – which will house 7,500 fans, taking the stadium’s total capacity to more than 18,000 – is due to be completed in early 2027.

Earlier this season, the club spent £480,000 to purchase land from Wrexham University and

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28 January 2026 Off

Global brand in an EFL world – Wrexham’s finances explained as club eye Premier League

By Total Football News

Because the EFL’s profit and sustainability rules are about trying to make sure clubs are not losing unsustainable amounts of money.

Despite going on a summer spending spree, paying about £30m for players and having one of the highest net spends around, Wrexham are well within the financial parameters because of the commercial revenue already being brought in thanks to deals with giants such as United Airlines and HP.

In

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5 April 2025 Off

Chelsea finances: Club confirm talks with Uefa over financial sustainability

By Total Football News

Chelsea have confirmed they are in talks with Uefa over their financial sustainability following a potential breach of the governing body’s Financial Fair Play rules.

The Blues are in talks with Uefa over a settlement relating to their financial results for the year ending June 2024, where the club posted a pre-tax profit of £128.4m, their first since Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital consortium took ownership of the club.

That figure

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25 June 2024 Off

Football finances: Championship clubs’ revenue exceeds wages, Deloitte say

By Total Football News

“The Football League may have seen an uptick in revenues in 2022-23, but clubs across the EFL are still battling to manage cash requirements,” said Deloitte’s business sport group’s lead partner Trevor Bridge.

“Many clubs are propped up by owner funding as they aspire to win promotion, but exiting the league at the wrong end exposes a club to instability.

“This makes a strategy for long-term stability critical, underpinned by

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