#  @CWeatherspoon_ Chris Chris posts on X about money, premier league, debt, manchester united the most. They currently have [------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::20608184/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +36% - [--] Month [---------] +94% - [--] Months [---------] -6.80% - [--] Year [---------] +176% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::20608184/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -24% - [--] Month [--] +32% - [--] Months [---] +19% - [--] Year [---] -18% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::20608184/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.47% - [--] Month [------] +2.50% - [--] Months [------] +14% - [--] Year [------] +106% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::20608184/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [premier league](/list/premier-league) [finance](/list/finance) [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [champions league](/list/champions-league) [la liga](/list/la-liga) [bundesliga](/list/bundesliga) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) **Social topic influence** [money](/topic/money), [premier league](/topic/premier-league), [debt](/topic/debt), [manchester united](/topic/manchester-united), [in the](/topic/in-the), [epl](/topic/epl), [lfc](/topic/lfc), [mufc](/topic/mufc), [club](/topic/club), [sunderland](/topic/sunderland) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "💵 SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW [----] 💵 Gross spend: [--]. EPL 🏴 2.4bn [--]. Ligue [--] 775m [--]. Serie A 732m [--]. Saudi Pro League 728m [--]. Bundesliga 642m [--]. La Liga 378m [--]. Eredivisie 195m [--]. EFL Champ 🏴 183m [--]. Primeira Liga 163m [--]. Jupiler Pro League 121m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1697895843309752503) 2023-09-02T08:54Z 11.4K followers, 20.4K engagements "EPL 🏴 Gross spend: 2.413bn Gross income: 1.291bn Net spend: 1.122bn Biggest spenders: Chelsea 399m Biggest sellers: Chelsea 227m Highest net spend: Chelsea 172m Lowest net spend: Brighton (74)m Biggest deals: Declan Rice to Arsenal / Moises Caicedo to Chelsea 100m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1697895850914030001) 2023-09-02T08:54Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "@theesk Hi Paul trying to get a handle on #EFC debt situ (at least as a best guess). Is the below accurate Farhad Moshiri: 451m interest-free Rights & Media Funding: 225m @ 10.25% [---] Partners: 190m @ MSP Sports Capital: 140m @ Metro Bank: 18.75m @ c.10% Total: 1.025bn" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1759159387229139327) 2024-02-18T10:14Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "#LFC 133.8m outlay in 2022/23 probably ninth-highest in EPL once Spurs and Chelsea publish financials Arsenal 251.1m out in front" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1766773305967518201) 2024-03-10T10:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "For the ninth time in [--] years #LFC net transfer spend was positive at 89.4m Liverpool's 590m net spend since [----] is less than half #MUFC 1.314bn reflecting how well #LFC have done in recycling players for profit (or how poorly #MUFC have done the same)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1766773309805318426) 2024-03-10T10:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "With one full round of games left in this season's EFL Championship here's how each club's season has unfolded according to xG:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1784620702177317267) 2024-04-28T16:28Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "LFP finally reach deal for domestic Ligue [--] rights for 2024-29 at 500m per season - half the [--] billion they aimed for 'Big Five' TV rights deals (domestic and int'l) for 2024/25: 🏴EPL 3944m La Liga 2029m Bundesliga 1249m Serie A 1100m Ligue [--] 660m Aprs des mois d'attente la LFP a enfin attribu les droits de la L1. Le duo DAZN-beIN Sports va se partager les rencontres pour un total de [---] millions d'euros par an. Un montant modeste qui clt une vritable tragi-comdie. https://t.co/NMtF7DSqyy https://t.co/EOQv5SKkKD Aprs des mois d'attente la LFP a enfin attribu les droits de la L1. Le duo" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1812826913020187074) 2024-07-15T12:29Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Gonna just call that some instant karma for Luton Town's Lamine Fanne. Not sure how a blatant red card getting missed worked out best for us but will take it" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1889783424585474369) 2025-02-12T21:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Manchester City have banked over 90m from the Champions League every season since 2018/19 (and over 100m in each of the last four seasons) Dropping shy of that in 2024/25 after tonight" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1892312688358719571) 2025-02-19T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Anthony Joshua per filings from Sparta Promotions Ltd through which his boxing income flows earned 29.7million from his three bouts with Jermaine Franklin Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin in the year to [--] February [----] Joshua has earned 189million from his last [--] bouts" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1897299165392331009) 2025-03-05T14:52Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "In addition Joshua earned 44.5million in sponsorship income between [--] October [----] and [--] February [----] Sponsorship income fell significantly in the year to [--] February [----] down to 2.3million (2023: 13.0million) perhaps reflecting AJ's fall out of world title contention" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1897299166696763887) 2025-03-05T14:52Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements "AJ's bout earnings: 👊Carlos Takam Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin: 51.8m 👊Andy Ruiz Jr. I and II: 57.4m 👊Kubrat Pulev: 7.2m 👊Oleksandr Usyk I: 14.7m 👊Oleksandr Usyk II: 28.3m 👊Jermaine Franklin Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin: 29.7m Average per bout: 17.2m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1897299168043167822) 2025-03-05T14:52Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Cardiff City: taken over in [----] reached the (supposed) land of milk and honey twice lost 205million in [--] years and received a net 288million in owner funding in that time Relegated to the third tier today" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1916184805496017042) 2025-04-26T17:37Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "Away from football the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia provided a further $344.3million (259.5m) in funding to its LIV Golf tour on [--] April Takes total PIF funding of LIV Golf since its founding in October [----] to $4.58billion (3.66bn)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1918756837379232186) 2025-05-03T19:57Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "PSG spent a reported 240million on new signings this season and 455m last season. They're currently a very good and exciting young team to watch. But let's spare the nonsense about them shifting away from spending extortionately" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1928904720808059016) 2025-05-31T20:01Z 12.4K followers, 1.6M engagements "Estimate-based but after slice due to Birmingham City on Jobe Bellingham sale #SAFC banking c.44million in player profits in 2024-25 across Jobe Tommy Watson and Jack Clarke Previous single-season high: 33.1m (2016-17) Combined player profits 2012-24 (exc. 16-17): 42.8m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1931754225802916302) 2025-06-08T16:44Z 11.6K followers, 32.4K engagements "We reported in April how Bournemouth benefited from a 71million owner loan write-off being allowed to remain part of their PSR calculation something which then enabled them to go big in the transfer market Getting that right has now set them up very well for their next steps" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1932337630227685838) 2025-06-10T07:22Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "There's a tournament going on in the USA right now and whether you've watched all or none of it there's quite a lot of money flowing through it. $741million allocated to the [--] teams so far. $259million to go. Here's some detail for @TheAthleticFC: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6455606/2025/06/28/club-world-cup-prize-money-rankings/source=emp_shared_article https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6455606/2025/06/28/club-world-cup-prize-money-rankings/source=emp_shared_article" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1938868176952958986) 2025-06-28T07:52Z 12.2K followers, 18.4K engagements "Premier League clubs' combined player profits in recent seasons: 2021-22: 647million 2022-23: 692million 2023-24: 1.2billion And now several clubs in need of big sales - for varying reasons - this summer" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1942316530286616916) 2025-07-07T20:15Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Chelsea have banked $114.6million - or 85million - from winning the FIFA Club World Cup Estimated split across seasons is 39.7m in 2024-25 and 45.2m in 2025-26" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1944508756059976111) 2025-07-13T21:26Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Eintracht Frankfurt. Kolo Muani: free sold for 95m Ekitike: 18m - 80m (soon) Marmoush: free - 70m Jovic: 22m - 60m Haller: 12m - 50m Pacho: 16m - 40m Lindstrom: 7m - 30m Silva: 3m - 23m Spent 78m Sold for 448m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1947208586662142247) 2025-07-21T08:14Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Watford have fulfilled obligations on nine charges held by Macquarie. Included transfer factoring on sales of Emmanuel Dennis Isaac Success Gerard Deulofeu Adam Masina and Roberto Pereyra - so club has been fully paid for those players Charges over PL TV money also now gone" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1953741768282779774) 2025-08-08T08:55Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Watford still have factoring agreements w/Macquarie relating to Ismaila Sarr sale and a sell-on fee on Cucho Hernandez Marseille owe 5.76m on Sarr (3.8m on [--] Sep 1.96m on [--] Dec) Watford due $965k in Cucho sell-on ($322k in each of March 2026/2027/2028)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1953741770749022561) 2025-08-08T08:55Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "#SAFC veeeeery close to signing a much-needed centre-half. It's 28-year-old Omar Alderete from Getafe and like the signing of Granit Xhaka it'll buck the trend of not spending on over-24s Alderete will cost a little over 10m and sign a four-year deal https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6546230/2025/08/11/sunderland-transfer-news-alderete https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6546230/2025/08/11/sunderland-transfer-news-alderete" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1954851578357096805) 2025-08-11T10:25Z 11.7K followers, 21.7K engagements "Alderete fee will take #SAFC's outlay this summer across [--] permanent signings to initial 124million with potential 23million payable in future add-ons Include estimated agent fees and Premier League transfer levy payable on incoming deals and #SAFC gross spend is over 140m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1954854113503596916) 2025-08-11T10:35Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Second quarter earnings call of Cannae Holdings which owns 44% of AFC Bournemouth confirmed extent of club's player sales this summer: Dean Huijsen $68m (50m) Milos Kerkez $52m (38m) Ilya Zabarnyi $74m + $5m (55m + 4m) Profit across the three: nearly $130m (95m)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1955510881535795538) 2025-08-13T06:05Z 12.1K followers, 25.4K engagements "Aston Villa were last taken over at the beginning of the 2018-19 season Most owner funding at English clubs since then*: Chelsea: 1.174bn : Everton: 599m Fulham: 579m Arsenal: 329m *To end of 2023-24 season "Clubs who will never be allowed to dream" 💭 Unai Emery has complained about the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules in his programme notes. https://t.co/tgY8R6BEOm "Clubs who will never be allowed to dream" 💭 Unai Emery has complained about the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules in his programme notes. https://t.co/tgY8R6BEOm" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1957164497732538834) 2025-08-17T19:35Z 12.4K followers, 171.2K engagements "Brentford and forwards Bryan Mbeumo: cost initial 5.8m sold 65m Yoane Wissa: cost initial 8.5m sold 55m Ivan Toney: cost initial 5m sold 34m Ollie Watkins: cost initial 1.8m sold 28m Initial 21m v 182m sales - albeit some sell-ons to deduct" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1962462181129097489) 2025-09-01T10:26Z 12.4K followers, 26.9K engagements "If #SAFC relegated likely they'd seek to recoup some fees Est. figs above which they'd recognise profit next summer: Diarra 25m Adingra 16.5m Brobbey 15.5m Talbi 15m Le Fee 13m Sadiki 13m Xhaka 10m Alderete 9m Roefs 8.5m Mukiele 8.5m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1963616643205984311) 2025-09-04T14:54Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "Any big spending is a gamble #SAFC no different. Apparent hedge is if they go down able to recoup good fees 254m (68%) of summer Champ sales went to four clubs w/parachute payments Avg. player sales of parachute clubs: 2023-24: 72m 24-25: 73m Summer 25: 64m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1963616644971847999) 2025-09-04T14:54Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Once it was 160million. Not too long ago he was saying 180m. Now 'around 200m'. Good chance if you ask Charlie Methven in a few years how much debt #SAFC were in when he arrived he might say half a billion Reality: 152m. Then only 25m wasn't wiped (and they said it was)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1964235808354803986) 2025-09-06T07:54Z 11.6K followers, 17.9K engagements "@slbsn Summarise a tweet We'll be back to communicating in drawings at this rate" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1968335636768907763) 2025-09-17T15:26Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements ": Manchester United extended their short-term credit facilities and drew down a further 105m after June 30th to help fund 239.2m gross summer transfer spend (163.5m net) Deeper look tomorrow but initial view here w/@mjcritchley @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6642115/2025/09/18/manchester-united-transfer-borrowing-rcf https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6642115/2025/09/18/manchester-united-transfer-borrowing-rcf" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1968796811260314049) 2025-09-18T21:58Z 11.7K followers, 48.1K engagements "Reminder that in the past two four-year cycles (i.e. three loss-making years plus a World Cup year) FIFA have made $1.2billion in profit each time Already high ticket prices for Qatar [----] generated $686m revenue for FIFA and that's not including hospitality FIFA will charge both sellers and buyers a [--] per cent fee on its official [----] World Cup ticket resale platform which launched on Thursday and almost immediately had some tickets listed for tens of thousands of dollars. Many prices were several times or even more than [--] https://t.co/p5qjbOsT1a FIFA will charge both sellers and buyers a" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1974054386167845067) 2025-10-03T10:10Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Losses in LIV Golf's non-US arm keep coming: a further 462m in [----] total loss in [---] years is 1.1bn. Add in cost of US arm and today Saudi Arabian PIF's LIV investment is nearly 4bn Piece for @TheAthletic https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1974057539680809393) 2025-10-03T10:22Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Broadcast rights deals are key to the financial health of sports leagues LIV Golf's non-US arm generated just 2.8million in broadcast income in [----] seven times less than the prize pot of a single LIV event Full story on LIV Golf finances @TheAthletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1974167971162632512) 2025-10-03T17:41Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Football finance PSA: Capology wage figures are based on little reliable bear no clear resemblance to published club wage bills and should not be looked upon for accuracy (or anything else really) Prominently cited in a national outlet today and well come on" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1975605844780687444) 2025-10-07T16:55Z 11.4K followers, 17.1K engagements "Using a club which discloses player wages Barcelona's 2023-24 football wage bill: Per Capology: 201m Per club accounts: 326m Difference: 125m Cost of employing players is much higher than their basic wage too (and Capology even say their figs don't include bonuses)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1975611378443690485) 2025-10-07T17:17Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "@jhon_thoe Yep lost $1.46bn in 2023" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1975855741341991422) 2025-10-08T09:28Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements "EFL Championship midweeks Champions League group stage midweeks" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1980745911602147370) 2025-10-21T21:20Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "At the top of the Championship Coventry City have already scored [--] goals in just [--] games a pretty succinct indicator of how good their attack is. No other club yet at [--]. The three parachute payment teams only have [--] combined" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1980916819981729912) 2025-10-22T08:39Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Sheffield Wednesday are in administration. Without structural reform this stuff will keep happening - it is yet another sign English football needs to get its house in order and move clubs away from owner reliance. Analysis w/@PJBuckingham & @mjshrimper https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6746323/2025/10/24/sheffield-wednesday-administration-chansiri/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6746323/2025/10/24/sheffield-wednesday-administration-chansiri/" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1981685176083358097) 2025-10-24T11:32Z 11.5K followers, 26.1K engagements "It is grim news for staff even if perversely it may hasten arrival of happy end to the Chansiri era Worth noting Sheffield [--] Ltd which owns Hillsborough also placed in admin - club not owning its ground was a huge issue during Derby County's admin" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1981688677299577267) 2025-10-24T11:46Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "Even if #SWFC are saved they will be another in long list of clubs outside the Premier League to have fallen into financial chaos. Losses are enormous. Financial flows need changing. The PL and EFL *still* haven't agreed on a distribution model. It needs fixing urgently" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1981688679841292728) 2025-10-24T11:46Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Btw that Sheffield Wednesday news should serve as yet more evidence that the argument football clubs should be allowed to lose *more* money is absolutely senseless" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1981696377752285305) 2025-10-24T12:16Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Combined losses of EFL Championship clubs in the last decade: 3.2billion Owner funding at EFL Championship clubs in the last decade: 3.3billion The entire division is reliant on owners throwing good money after bad. A failed system that needs a long-term fix" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1981783756185956381) 2025-10-24T18:04Z 11.6K followers, 14.7K engagements "Just to clarify yes no need to adjust your television set the squad that cost around 175million really did just go away to the one that cost over 1.5billion to assemble and beat them 2-1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1982117301986996580) 2025-10-25T16:09Z 12.4K followers, 18K engagements "Sunderland the first newly promoted side to win at Stamford Bridge since Brentford won 4-1 there in April 2022" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1982121858150396249) 2025-10-25T16:27Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "For context this is Sunderland's 42nd top-flight season since WWII and only fourth time in that period (post-adjusting to three points for win) they've had [--] points after nine games. Second time in PL era 1999-00 the other In 2005-06 they didn't manage [--] points *all season*" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1982380547155656768) 2025-10-26T09:35Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Games for #SAFC to reach [--] points in PL era: 96-97: [--] -: 00-01: [--] 01-02: [--] 02-03: [--] 05-06: didn't 07-08: [--] 08-09: [--] 09-10: [--] 10-11: [--] 11-12: [--] 12-13: [--] 13-14: [--] 14-15: [--] 15-16: [--] 16-17: [--] -:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1982380549223158041) 2025-10-26T09:35Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Related: #SAFC have more points at this stage of the current season in the Premier League than they did after nine games in EFL League One six years ago" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1982412308551966814) 2025-10-26T11:41Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "#SAFC have brought forward four months' worth - covering January through April - of Premier League TV money via Australian lender Macquarie Macquarie provides a little less money up front; #SAFC hand over PL payments when they land. Difference is Macquarie's cut (i.e. interest)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1982835233096597884) 2025-10-27T15:42Z 11.4K followers, 23.6K engagements "The Interview: Anthony Hopkins on Quitting Drinking and Finding God https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/magazine/anthony-hopkins-interview.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/magazine/anthony-hopkins-interview.html" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1983092298629202392) 2025-10-28T08:43Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Four years ago today Sunderland lost 5-1 at Rotherham United in League One. Now they've beaten the 'world champions' (I know) and sit fourth in PL #SAFC are a big deal again. All discussed on @TheAthleticFC podcast w/ @AyoAkinwo @PhilHay_ @SebSB 🎧: https://pod.fo/e/346ab1 https://pod.fo/e/346ab1" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1983816049674907796) 2025-10-30T08:39Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "Real Madrid want to sue UEFA for 4.5bn over the ill-fated European Super League. Which is quite awkward because Real Madrid have received around 500m from UEFA since launching the ill-fated European Super League. w/ @mjshrimper @MarioCortegana https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6762723/2025/10/30/real-madrid-uefa-super-league-news https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6762723/2025/10/30/real-madrid-uefa-super-league-news" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1984008101658513848) 2025-10-30T21:22Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] FC Barcelona posted a 555m loss the worst (known) financial result of a football club. Ever. The road back has been winding - and ongoing. Today our BookKeeper series casts its eye over the dizzying off-field world of Barca: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1985263567679914467) 2025-11-03T08:31Z 11.7K followers, 38K engagements "@Adam_Bateman_UK @mjshrimper @TheAthleticFC Big commercial growth wage spend still growing but has slowed (or made more sustainable dependent on your viewpoint) 24-25 figs TBC for English clubs but currently still spend more on wages than any of them bar (possibly) Chelsea" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1985311154172993717) 2025-11-03T11:40Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements "Premier League TV picks to January [--] now out covering the first [--] matchweeks of the season. [---] games now picked for live broadcast around [--] per cent of the 2025-26 season total. Here's how those picks break down by club inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1985331890463625595) 2025-11-03T13:03Z 11.6K followers, 27K engagements "Before getting into the intricacies of Derby County's 2024-25 financials only right to congratulate them on an absolutely stellar front page for the annual report" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1985719034713612709) 2025-11-04T14:41Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Barcelona have been through years of wasteful mismanagement but the context surrounding the club and how it is member-owned is important. Abroad they are competing with billionaires and nation-states. An extract from my deep dive into Barca finances: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1985742026311164251) 2025-11-04T16:12Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New Yorks Elite and Was Elected Mayor https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/nyregion/how-zohran-mamdani-won-nyc-mayor.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/nyregion/how-zohran-mamdani-won-nyc-mayor.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1986051149611278795) 2025-11-05T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Qarabag now have a point against Chelsea to go alongside wins over Benfica and Kbenhavn in this season's Champions League. For an idea of how much the Azerbaijani side are punching above their weight here are their recent wage bills compared to those they've taken points from" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1986192755610280439) 2025-11-05T22:03Z 11.6K followers, 17.8K engagements "Sunderland. Arsenal. Xhaka. It was the worst day of my life. It was the best day of my life https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776323/2025/11/06/xhaka-sunderland-arsenal-exclusive/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776323/2025/11/06/xhaka-sunderland-arsenal-exclusive/" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1986355776592429327) 2025-11-06T08:51Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "End of The Line: how Saudi Arabias Neom dream unravelled https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1986763993046757449) 2025-11-07T11:53Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements "Duty-bound to tell you that "big-spending Sunderland" (squad cost: roughly 175m) have now taken points from two different squads which were compiled at a cost of well over 1billion" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1987279637261549691) 2025-11-08T22:02Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Glum numbers out of Carrow Road on Friday where 2024-25 was Norwich City's first season in six without PL status or parachute payments. Revenue fell 46% to 39m Wages down but only by 7% to 48m. Wages to turnover at 122% sixth-highest (worst) in Championship per latest figs" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1987449298397675823) 2025-11-09T09:16Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "#NCFC loss-making for fourth year running in 2024-25. Day-to-day loss at 38m again sixth-worst in Championship per latest figs Pre-tax loss reduced to 21m via 23m player profits In decade to end of 2020-21 Norwich made 31m profit. Have lost 86m in four seasons since" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1987449301308682521) 2025-11-09T09:16Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls and a decrying of regulation Some figures you won't be given: PL club losses since 2018-19: 3.3bn Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: [--] (out of 71) Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: 501m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1989687135218086380) 2025-11-15T13:29Z 11.7K followers, 21.4K engagements "And by the way this isn't something unrelated to fans' pockets. People scratch their heads/scream blue murder about clubs upping ticket prices when it's a small % of income but they do it because they lose money. To service huge wages. Knock-on effects of cost control are huge" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1989731415538180441) 2025-11-15T16:25Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "This from AFC Wimbledon's recent Board Update should be read and heeded by clubs and stakeholders up and down the land" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1990346163422466494) 2025-11-17T09:07Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Stephen Fry Is Wilde at Heart https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/stephen-fry-is-wilde-at-heart https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/stephen-fry-is-wilde-at-heart" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1990678998444077188) 2025-11-18T07:10Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "No games in the Premier League tomorrow.or are there Representatives from all [--] clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes ones with consequences beyond the top tier An explanation of what it all means for @TheAthleticFC w/@PJBuckingham https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6820738/2025/11/20/premier-league-anchoring-salary-cap-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6820738/2025/11/20/premier-league-anchoring-salary-cap-psr" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991444377047269500) 2025-11-20T09:51Z 11.6K followers, 18.8K engagements "The politics of tomorrow's votes are so intricate there's a possibility nothing changes - with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) left in place Yet a decade of evidence shows PSR is unworthy of its name: the English pyramid lost over 6billion even with PSR in operation" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991446053133095040) 2025-11-20T09:58Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Premier League TV picks to February [--] now out covering the first [--] matchweeks of the season. [---] games now picked for live broadcast around [--] per cent of the 2025-26 season total. Here's how those picks break down by club inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991534616818381388) 2025-11-20T15:50Z 11.6K followers, 111.9K engagements "@BrownPhilip 24" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991543725202502083) 2025-11-20T16:26Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "@sunderlandafc11 @danielwales023 This is getting updated as the day goes on with explanation/analysis: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991853574767497514) 2025-11-21T12:57Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "@DanielStokell1 @sunderlandafc11 @danielwales023 It says in the note you've snipped off 😃 Just insufficient recent data for #SAFC to include them. All others have recent Prem figs published. The %s are indicative and historic rather than estimate of where a club will land in future (it won't be in place until 2026-27 anyway)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991861373865988431) 2025-11-21T13:28Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements "Lines are closed votes are counted and verified.and anchoring in the Premier League is well sunk. Soon PSR will join it. Instead clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio alongside SSR() All you need to know is here @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991892586228043991) 2025-11-21T15:32Z 11.7K followers, 11.9K engagements "Absolutely loads to think about and unpack from today's Premier League votes but here's one bit of food for thought: PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1991898994063429736) 2025-11-21T15:58Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Can only assume Geoffrey Boycott is really enjoying this Test match" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992131000563011949) 2025-11-22T07:20Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "A big day for the Premier League's future yesterday You can read what it all means here 👇 Lines are closed votes are counted and verified.and anchoring in the Premier League is well sunk. Soon PSR will join it. Instead clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio alongside SSR() All you need to know is here @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/rVEGklnTKF Lines are closed votes are counted and verified.and anchoring in the Premier League is well sunk. Soon PSR will join it. Instead clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio alongside SSR() All you need to know is here" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992149532218659130) 2025-11-22T08:33Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "@BurntTurnip Arsenal Villa Everton Liverpool Sunderland + two uncertain others" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992156452098826502) 2025-11-22T09:01Z 11.7K followers, [--] engagements "Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/30/tonga-pacific-island-internet-underwater-cables-volcanic-eruption https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/30/tonga-pacific-island-internet-underwater-cables-volcanic-eruption" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992876426857742470) 2025-11-24T08:42Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Rangers FC released 2024-25 financials on Friday disclosing a 14.9million loss last season. That was a 14% reduction on 2023-24 but still the club's 12th consecutive loss-making year What's more Rangers' pre-tax result was 61m worse than Celtic's 45.7m profit" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992936580953354698) 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "Rangers have been consistently unprofitable since [----] rebirth small surplus only arising that year due to 20.5million accounting adjustment Since then bottom line losses have generally tracked to underlying operating losses with 2022-23 an outlier (24m player sale profits)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992936586158510132) 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.7K followers, [--] engagements "Reduced 2024-25 loss came on the back of record 94.1million revenue up seven per cent in the year that growth driven by a new catering partnership agreement Rangers' wage bill fell six per cent to 58m leaving wages to turnover metric at [--] per cent an eight-year low" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992936591288132042) 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements "Celtic's financial advantage driven by ability to generate much higher revenue: Celtic's 143.6million in 2024-25 was 49.5m higher than Rangers Celtic enjoy higher revenue across all streams: TV money 21m higher (UCL v UEL) Gate receipts 15m Commercial and other 13m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992936597122412869) 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [--] engagements "Rangers have hardly skimped on transfers spending 129million on new players in the past decade (75m net) Represents another key difference with Celtic who spent 186m on new players between 2015-16 and 2024-25 but crucially recouped 195m in sales for 9m net transfer income" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992936602457538563) 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements "TBC how EFL reacts to Friday's Premier League votes but any introduction of SCR in the Championship would require significant changes to how many second-tier clubs are run Very much using estimates but on 2023-24 figures 12/24 clubs would've had SCR 85% some substantially so" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1992951716539777321) 2025-11-24T13:41Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Or you know we could look at root causes like the lack of suitable playing fields and facilities across the country for amateur sport 🚨 NEW: Health Secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow announce that lattes and milkshakes will be hit with a sugar tax in a bid to tackle obesity @thetimes 🚨 NEW: Health Secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow announce that lattes and milkshakes will be hit with a sugar tax in a bid to tackle obesity @thetimes" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1993248942344356235) 2025-11-25T09:22Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "'On a foul November day where chaos was sovereign Bournemouth were the latest to succumb.' Seven Premier League games and three and a half months in #SAFC remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light. A piece from Saturday's mayhem: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6848061/2025/12/01/sunderland-bournemouth-home-form https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6848061/2025/12/01/sunderland-bournemouth-home-form" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1995404146418257990) 2025-12-01T08:06Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sunderland now have more home points (15) this Premier League season than they managed in each of their last three relegation years: 2016/17: [--] home points 2005/06: 7() 2002/03: [--] And not far shy of home points totals in 2013/14 (18) and 2014/15 (20)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1995426136596402291) 2025-12-01T09:33Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements "This week the Gates Foundation predicted [------] more children will die in [----] than [----] breaking a 35-year streak of child deaths reducing. A primary reason cited was the huge cuts to USAID FIFA just awarded the US president who oversaw those cuts its inaugural 'peace prize'" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1997026644599447639) 2025-12-05T19:33Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "#MUFC have released Q1 2025-26 numbers before any other PL club has released 2024-25 accounts They show falling revenue rising losses. But between the top and bottom lines huge changes since Feb [----] are showing Analysis w/@mjcritchley @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1999132456880861199) 2025-12-11T15:01Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "A delight* to join the Totally crew and talk about what should be a nice and quiet pre-Christmas Sunday in the north east this weekend */absolutely terrifying to realise what is nearly upon us 🚨 THURSDAY POD🚨 @acjimbo @jaydmharris @jacklang & @MarkCarey93 assemble: 😬 City pile more pressure on Alonso 👏 Madueke stars for perfect Arsenal 🤝 Wear-Tyne derby w/ @CWeatherspoon_ 🤔 Are Villa title contenders https://t.co/TUs7WqYxbe 🚨 THURSDAY POD🚨 @acjimbo @jaydmharris @jacklang & @MarkCarey93 assemble: 😬 City pile more pressure on Alonso 👏 Madueke stars for perfect Arsenal 🤝 Wear-Tyne" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1999134718869008744) 2025-12-11T15:10Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements "#MUFC debt is big enough and expensive enough already with hamming the number up further. And if the latter is done it should be done for all clubs. Analysis piece here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1999495524118884397) 2025-12-12T15:04Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements "Real Madrid are regularly cited as football's richest team. Revenues top 1bn; profits made for 20+ years. But there's far more to it than that. Today our BookKeeper series dives into the finances of the world's most glamorous club: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6823685/2025/12/16/real-madrid-florentino-perez-finances-analysis https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6823685/2025/12/16/real-madrid-florentino-perez-finances-analysis" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2000862991827271977) 2025-12-16T09:38Z 11.7K followers, 18.8K engagements "Premier League TV picks to March [--] now out covering the first [--] matchweeks of the season. [---] games now picked for live broadcast around [--] per cent of the 2025-26 season total. Here's how those picks break down by club inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2001582082750029859) 2025-12-18T09:15Z 11.7K followers, 46.4K engagements "Only six of [--] English league clubs have released 2024-25 financials so far but all six posted losses 2024-25 pre-tax losses: AFC Wimbledon 2.9m Bristol Rovers 7.0m Man City 9.9m Derby County 11.1m Norwich City 20.7m Man Utd 39.7m Combined loss: 91.2m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2001961214285660564) 2025-12-19T10:22Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "The logical extension is that there really isn't anything off the table if the price is high enough. Which shows very little care for the integrity or long-term health of the sport And really means this whole episode is a fairly perfect microcosm of boxing in recent years" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2002281107023122580) 2025-12-20T07:33Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "As Christmas and New Year loom and we reflect on [----] what better time than now for some absolutely shameless self-promotion This year saw us run our BookKeeper series a procession of deep dives into the finances of various football clubs. So I've threaded the lot for you:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037186351128595) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, 12.1K engagements "A day later we zipped across the way to Manchester City where monetary worries have been a thing of the past for [--] years now. We explored how after huge investment in a laxer regulatory landscape #MCFC now regularly turn profits: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6115037/2025/03/19/the-bookkeeper-manchester-city-financial-analysis https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6115037/2025/03/19/the-bookkeeper-manchester-city-financial-analysis" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037193309508047) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements "Then it was off to Arsenal to a club where years of stadium-induced belt-tightening have ended and there's been significant investment in the playing squad. We looked at #AFC's booming revenue and the backing of KSE in recent seasons: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131043/2025/03/20/the-bookkeeper-arsenal-finances-transfer-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131043/2025/03/20/the-bookkeeper-arsenal-finances-transfer-psr" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037197109506376) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements "Across the river and north we called in at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where a new home has rubber-stamped a club's metamorphosis but results aren't flowing. We looked at #THFC's huge growth under Daniel Levy even as sustainability remained a key goal: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131036/2025/04/23/bookkeeper-tottenham-hotspur https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131036/2025/04/23/bookkeeper-tottenham-hotspur" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037212930420983) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements "Then it was much further north to Newcastle United and a club which awoke in October [----] to riches untold and a takeover that changed everything. We interrogated a newly-minted #NUFC trying to grow and win in the age of PSR: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227786/2025/04/24/bookkeeper-newcastle-united-finances-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227786/2025/04/24/bookkeeper-newcastle-united-finances-psr" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037217787441517) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Competing with Newcastle and next on our list were Aston Villa whose own takeover in [----] set in motion much owner-led investment. We tracked #AVFC's ascent from Championship mid-table to Champions League quarter-final even as rules trouble loomed: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227789/2025/04/25/aston-villa-finances-champons-league-wage-bill-losses https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227789/2025/04/25/aston-villa-finances-champons-league-wage-bill-losses" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037221293556042) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "And that in terms of @TheAthleticFC's BookKeeper series for [----] is pretty much that. I hope you've found some enjoyment in at least one of those pieces this year - and if you've a burning desire for us to delve into more clubs in [----] do shout up" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003037235403489768) 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements "Plymouth made 322k profit Only six of [--] English league clubs have released 2024-25 financials so far but all six posted losses 2024-25 pre-tax losses: AFC Wimbledon 2.9m Bristol Rovers 7.0m Man City 9.9m Derby County 11.1m Norwich City 20.7m Man Utd 39.7m Combined loss: 91.2m Only six of [--] English league clubs have released 2024-25 financials so far but all six posted losses 2024-25 pre-tax losses: AFC Wimbledon 2.9m Bristol Rovers 7.0m Man City 9.9m Derby County 11.1m Norwich City 20.7m Man Utd 39.7m Combined loss: 91.2m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2003429358728597879) 2025-12-23T11:35Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements "Put some more money in the meter Sacking managers is easier and cheaper than sacking players but still costs money. It might happen again at #MUFC. Or it might not Either way here's a look at how much they've spent on managerial changes since Sir Alex Ferguson retired @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/98g93L9HGS Sacking managers is easier and cheaper than sacking players but still costs money. It might happen again at #MUFC. Or it might not Either way here's a look at how much they've spent on managerial changes since Sir Alex Ferguson retired @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/98g93L9HGS" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008120603015069940) 2026-01-05T10:17Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "In the wake of this morning's sacking of Ruben Amorim I'll be on @bbc5live at 5.50am tomorrow discussing #MUFC finances should you be awake and desire to listen in" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008247773234442348) 2026-01-05T18:42Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements "As piece details #MUFC cost of sacking managers post-SAF and pre-RA was 54.9m not including 14.7m restructuring costs in 2021-22 where unknown amount went to Rangnick and staff Under 'new' regime club have spent 10.4m sacking ETH 11m on hiring RA and on sacking him" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008248999770497185) 2026-01-05T18:47Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "In the wake of this morning's sacking of Ruben Amorim I'll be on @bbc5live's Wake Up to Money at 5.50am tomorrow discussing #MUFC finances should you be awake and desire to listen in" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008249827654828316) 2026-01-05T18:50Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "Ruben Amorims Manchester United tenure in numbers: Unwanted records and unwelcome firsts w/@will_jeanes for @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6942123/2026/01/06/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-numbers/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6942123/2026/01/06/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-numbers/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008413268688171417) 2026-01-06T05:40Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "Manchester City's imminent 65million signing of Antoine Semenyo means that since their bid for a fifth successive Premier League title fell apart in late [----] #MCFC will have responded by spending around 460million on player fees in barely more than one year" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008477973263860214) 2026-01-06T09:57Z 12.2K followers, 927K engagements "A point worth highlighting amid Ruben Amorim's sacking: while Manchester United continue to spend big on fees the wage bill has tumbled relative to peers In 2024-25 they spent 95m less than Manchester City despite employing far more staff A snippet from yesterday's live blog:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008502548504907889) 2026-01-06T11:34Z 12.1K followers, 68.7K engagements "Live blog surrounding Amorim sacking was here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/ruben-amorim-sacked-live-updates-manchester-united-next-manager/JAjnLFWSgmiG/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/ruben-amorim-sacked-live-updates-manchester-united-next-manager/JAjnLFWSgmiG/" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008502551759777798) 2026-01-06T11:34Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "@9320pod Think you're seeing something that isn't there truthfully. Can always add more context but where do we stop City's buying revamp began last Jan Latter topic is a good one and worth looking at when we get official 24-25 numbers from others. Only have City and United currently" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008545692403605604) 2026-01-06T14:26Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements "@9320pod In the meantime we did this last month on City's 24-25 figures. Includes a fair bit of stuff around transfers and how last season was an outlier compared to recent years (in keeping with the revamp being undertaken then): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008545992757703111) 2026-01-06T14:27Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements "@ericksmith @garyf69 Steady yourself. But yes well aware. 400m+ wage bill is notable in a trophy-free year as it is first time #MCFC have topped that mark when not winning anything. Club wage bill also benefits/reduces via a lot of admin staff being paid through CFG" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008608534356021556) 2026-01-06T18:36Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "@jimmymcbride1 Yep over 400million or at least we think so. Will know for sure when official figures come out" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2008635509342454181) 2026-01-06T20:23Z 12.1K followers, 14.2K engagements "Incredibly small sample size but on evidence so far the increased TV money paid to EFL clubs in 2024-25 has not resulted in better finances/lower losses Of eight clubs to disclose 2024-25 figures all eight recorded operating losses last season than in 2023-24" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009573482095575224) 2026-01-09T10:30Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "In line with conventional wisdom that more revenue just equals higher wages seven of eight increased wage bills in 2024-25 (exception: Norwich City whose 34m revenue drop far outstripped 4m wage fall) Three of other four Championship clubs increased wages by more than 20%" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009574878249394684) 2026-01-09T10:36Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "Brighton & Hove Albion lost 56million pre-tax in 2024-25 a financial year when they became only the 11th English club to spend over 200m on new players in one season. Initial reaction from @AndyNaylorBHAFC for @TheAthleticFC here with more to follow: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957142/2026/01/09/brighton-accounts-loss-finances https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957142/2026/01/09/brighton-accounts-loss-finances" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009586321430548915) 2026-01-09T11:21Z 12.1K followers, 42.8K engagements "Should add: this only covers clubs who didn't change division between 2023-24 and 2024-25 Having said that: Derby County promoted in [----] also posted a bigger operating loss in the Championship than they had a year earlier in League One" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009597887496532267) 2026-01-09T12:07Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements "Unsaid here (because it's a much bigger topic) but Brighton highlight one of the big issues foreseeable for clubs in the middle of the Premier League: If wages keep growing consistently how do these particular clubs generate sufficient recurring revenues required to keep up Piece is now updated for our full analysis including: Record gross and net player spending Squad cost relative to rest of PL Wages to revenue assessment Continued importance of Tony Bloom @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/qUyjmmFFMC Piece is now updated for our full analysis including: Record gross and net player spending Squad" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009659124225880217) 2026-01-09T16:10Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "Bristol City's sell-on clause is expected to earn them over 10million from Antoine Semenyo's move to Manchester City. #BCFC have now earned over 130m from player sale profits in the past decade:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009709584743837885) 2026-01-09T19:31Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "That and plenty more detail about Semenyo's move to #MCFC can be found in our piece summarising the key elements of the transfer below: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6950194/2026/01/09/antoine-semenyo-manchester-city-transfers-tldr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6950194/2026/01/09/antoine-semenyo-manchester-city-transfers-tldr" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009709589462401345) 2026-01-09T19:31Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "@ProfRob_Wilson 👊👊" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009736573114265953) 2026-01-09T21:18Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements "@RobStewart_ A fair comment and relevant if above was rubbishing other journalists. It wasn't. There's more noise and misinformation than ever and most of it from places that have no desire to be accountable. If an actual journalist wants to assume it's about him that's strange but up to him" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009913743325446311) 2026-01-10T09:02Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements "A report from Deloitte out today details rising revenues in women's football. Two London clubs lead the way topping 20million each and commercial income is driving growth. But there are caveats and concerns too. In-depth look here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6977022/2026/01/18/arsenal-chelsea-deloitte-finances-womens-game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6977022/2026/01/18/arsenal-chelsea-deloitte-finances-womens-game" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2013168949400158337) 2026-01-19T08:37Z 12.2K followers, 24.3K engagements "For an idea of the impact of new legislation look at Brazilian football: since a [----] law opened clubs up to outside investment transfer activity has changed markedly Spending in Brazil's top tier features in today's Transfer DealSheet: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980553/2026/01/20/transfer-news-premier-league-latest https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980553/2026/01/20/transfer-news-premier-league-latest" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2013556716672020494) 2026-01-20T10:18Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements "Full analysis of newly published figures from Deloitte is here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014127658838139185) 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements "Full analysis of newly published figures from Deloitte is here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014127742959108368) 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.2K followers, 14.6K engagements "@espenstrand @TheAthleticFC You're using the wrong exchange rate. Looks like 1:0.87 should be [--] : 0.84" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014258412729548816) 2026-01-22T08:46Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Spurspapers @mjshrimper It is up to [--] June so c.30-40m of CWC money is included in Chelsea figure" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014296963529748616) 2026-01-22T11:19Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements "@Spurspapers @mjshrimper They can't do that - have to recognise when the games are played. City's accounts confirm inclusion of CWC income:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014299531018404046) 2026-01-22T11:30Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements "@slbsn @CitizenSuburbia Forest and Fulham this year (neither provided data and both should almost certainly in the top 30). Forest missing last year too" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014313808664101181) 2026-01-22T12:26Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements "@goonerforever07 See note at bottom: Deloitte's figure includes termination payments" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014335705351094568) 2026-01-22T13:53Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements "@CitizenSuburbia @slbsn Only the nine clubs in the top [--] had a wages to revenue figure published. The six in spots 21-30 (inc. Everton) just had total turnover figure published" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014459808892559654) 2026-01-22T22:06Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements "Of nine English clubs in world's top [--] earners in the last two seasons Arsenal were one of just three to show growth in all three revenue streams TV money up due to improved performance but each of matchday and commercial revenues have grown by 50%-plus in only two seasons" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014664609051869451) 2026-01-23T11:40Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements "Full breakdown of new figures published by Deloitte this week is here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014664613753692292) 2026-01-23T11:40Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements "@slbsn True it does - added note at bottom of chart to say as much. Would prefer all from club accounts ideally; feel like saying United's wage bill is 340m today when we said 313m three months ago is confusing to people Revenue splits have some quirks too - particularly Villa's" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014260911876272131) 2026-01-22T08:56Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements "Headline is no English clubs in top four revenue earners in 2024-25 but a big factor behind that: FIFA's Club World Cup Strip earnings from that out and Liverpool were third Arsenal fourth. Bayern fifth. Below them United probably jump to sixth and City/PSG at seventh/eighth" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014264225812676911) 2026-01-22T09:09Z 12.3K followers, 14.9K engagements "Of important note here: some club wage bills per accounts differ to figures they report for PSR/SCR purposes Manchester City's wage bill in UEFA reports is routinely higher than that per accounts - 63m higher() in 2023-24 - so #MCFC were likely still highest payers in 2024-25 Following new figures released today via Deloitte's Football Money League report a list of most recent Premier League wage bills: Liverpool above 400m for first time Villa less than 50m behind Manchester United Spurs outside top six for second year running https://t.co/QvS3rCAirE Following new figures released today via" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014334664677188084) 2026-01-22T13:49Z 12.3K followers, 16.1K engagements "Bumper revenues in Germany as Bundesliga clubs see collective rises in all three income streams w/@SebSB @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998893/2026/01/26/bundesliga-record-revenues-six-billion https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998893/2026/01/26/bundesliga-record-revenues-six-billion" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016075302657478866) 2026-01-27T09:06Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "The new corporate structure behind the WSL has released inaugural financials covering the 2024-25 season. Headline figure is an 8m loss - but profitability projected and plenty to unpack. Analysis here: w/Help from @charlotteharpur @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001323/2026/01/27/wslf-finances-2024-25-womens-football https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001323/2026/01/27/wslf-finances-2024-25-womens-football" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016127345283776974) 2026-01-27T12:33Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "@JohnJoh53849444 Yep 11m (9.5m at current rate) for getting to round of 16" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016798195674653113) 2026-01-29T08:58Z 12.3K followers, 37K engagements "Of the 2.148billion (1.860bn) of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League prize pot which can be apportioned to clubs by my estimate the six English clubs will receive 532m (461m) or 25% of the total Overall prize pot this season is 2.428bn (2.103bn)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016803791438258622) 2026-01-29T09:21Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "@efctruth20802 Loath to say without properly looking into it but gut feeling is no. If you're pushing for CL and miss out the income drop-off is massive and hard to realign the wage bill. At the other end the revenue uplift doesn't really go that far" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2017198122917667051) 2026-01-30T11:28Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "From a cashflow perspective #LFC is a club that generally stands on its own two feet though combination of big spend on infrastructure (50m) and player transfers (83m) meant club loaned extra 38m to supplement 89m cash from operating activities" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1766958465576993063) 2024-03-10T22:45Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements "Across FSG reign #LFC primarily self-funded #LFC cashflow under FSG: 🔴Cash from ops 810m 🔴Net loans 180m 🔴Asset sales 11m 🔴Existing cash 16m Funded: 🔴Net player trading 689m 🔴Capex 328m (Note: FSG took over Oct [----] so [----] figs inc. final months of old owners)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1766958469947834790) 2024-03-10T22:45Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements "Confirmation in DAZN's [----] accounts that Saudi Arabia's PIF via SURJ invested $1billion in DAZN in March of this year DAZN lost $962million in [----] a reduction() on [----] of $498m() DAZN has lost $10billion over the last decade" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1975854886463115283) 2025-10-08T09:24Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "Have highlighted in comments on yesterday's analysis (link below) but some mischief in reporting around #MUFC debt figure United's financial debt is not over 1billion The 1.29bn figure circling includes transfer debt and all day-to-day liabilities - these aren't borrowings" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1999495518762991804) 2025-12-12T15:04Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "#MUFC DO carry massive c.750m financial debt with little to show for it They also have big net transfer debt - 345m end of June September not yet known Both are big but very different and no other clubs - except Real Madrid and Barcelona - get 'debt' reported like this" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1999495520625062162) 2025-12-12T15:04Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements "'Trade and other payables' included in 1.29billion actually fell 25m between June and September Transfer debt is within that and we'll see more detail on it when full Q1 report drops Problem w/1.29bn figure: includes all liabilities but no assets (e.g. transfer receivables)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1999495522462368063) 2025-12-12T15:04Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements "Following new figures released today via Deloitte's Football Money League report a list of most recent Premier League wage bills: Liverpool above 400m for first time Villa less than 50m behind Manchester United Spurs outside top six for second year running" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014127738089607383) 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.3K followers, 621.3K engagements "Dan Neil stuck by Sunderland AFC during the darkest days in the club's history when some were keen to push him out of the door for profit forced his way into the first-team despite setbacks and captained his boyhood club to a promotion win at Wembley. That's a legacy" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016090030784077824) 2026-01-27T10:04Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "@TheVocalHero Multiple pots - there's a 'value pillar' (worth 853m across the [--] clubs) which is heavily weighted toward past performance in UEFA competition" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016800264003473499) 2026-01-29T09:07Z 12.3K followers, 63.5K engagements "With the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League now over an estimate of prize money earned by British clubs so far: Aston Villa 22m (19m) Rangers 18m (16m)** Celtic 17m (15m)** Nottingham Forest 15m (13m) **Includes 4.3m from UCL play-off" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2017192060055400506) 2026-01-30T11:03Z 12.3K followers, 28.3K engagements "Per @David_Ornstein Sunderland will pay initial 17.5million (15.2m) for Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht Takes #SAFC transfer spending this season to 177.5m. With PL levy and agents fees likely over 200m. @TheAthleticFC deadline day live feed: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/transfer-deadline-day-live-updates-news/1wzrE4AxaucI/zp3tDbTJWffv https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/transfer-deadline-day-live-updates-news/1wzrE4AxaucI/zp3tDbTJWffv" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018335899734405254) 2026-02-02T14:49Z 12.3K followers, 14.8K engagements "Burnley bought by Calder Vale Holdings (CVH) in Dec [----] CVH now in liquidation having never filed accounts CVH passed club to Velocity Capital (UK) Holdings who have also never filed accounts now [--] months overdue Cash out of Burnley to group companies since takeover: 29m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018650797014462839) 2026-02-03T11:40Z 12.3K followers, 15.5K engagements "CVH was/is owned by UK-registered Kettering Capital Limited (KCL). KCL has never filed its accounts - now 3+ years overdue - and is owned by Velocity Sports Ltd (VSL) a company registered in Jersey so no VSL accounts visibility Velocity Capital (UK) Holdings also owned by VSL" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018657194640879821) 2026-02-03T12:05Z 12.3K followers, 11.5K engagements "Another gluttonous month wound itself up yesterday. Amid complaints of quiet Premier League clubs spent nearly 400m this winter. Total PL spending hit 3.5bn in 2025-26. Net figure near 1.5bn. Analysis w/@PJBuckingham @TheAthleticFC FREE TO READ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7016975/2026/02/03/january-window-numbers-premier-league/unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.VXvf.c3pxooWvabMG&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018688678814462063) 2026-02-03T14:11Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "@iSMUDGER_ Ish Dell/MSD wanted to buy #SAFC. Deal went south. Ended up providing loan secured v full club; Madrox saved face + bought time FPP would've got club if Madrox defaulted #SAFC was MSD's insight into football. From there they lent at high % to clubs/owners in need like Burnley" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018689597991948686) 2026-02-03T14:14Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "Sixteen 50million-plus signings for Premier League clubs completed in 2025-26 collectively comprising over 1billion in fees Number of 50m+ signings split by club: Liverpool - [--] Man Utd - [--] Arsenal - [--] Newcastle - [--] Spurs - [--] Man City - [--] Chelsea - 1" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018722369024524496) 2026-02-03T16:24Z 12.3K followers, 57.6K engagements "This is so unfair. They might be left with no choice but to rely on someone from the rest of the squad that cost around 1.5billion to assemble. Pep Guardiola questions Marc Guehi cup final ineligibility 🗣🏆 https://t.co/QsBVRPPyBd Pep Guardiola questions Marc Guehi cup final ineligibility 🗣🏆 https://t.co/QsBVRPPyBd" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2019433067304333376) 2026-02-05T15:28Z 12.3K followers, 18.1K engagements "Leicester City breached their PSR loss limit by 25% in the three seasons ending in their 2023-24 promotion year. They've been docked six points and sit outside the Championship bottom three on goal difference. Analysis w/@RobTannerLCFC @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7024569/2026/02/05/leicester-points-deduction-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7024569/2026/02/05/leicester-points-deduction-psr" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2019473384204112116) 2026-02-05T18:09Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "Included in the piece is this which quite succinctly helps explain how #LCFC have ended up in this mess" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2019473647618969733) 2026-02-05T18:10Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "Leicester City won the Premier League with the 15th-highest wage bill in England. Got to the last eight of the Champions League with the 18th-highest wage bill in Europe. Then went down with the highest wage bill of a relegated team in history. How's that for bucking a trend" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2019521099890061546) 2026-02-05T21:18Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "Fantastic piece for #SAFC fans this morning from @Walid_4 explaining a key tactical reason behind Sunderland's success this season 👇 @TheAthleticFC How shape-shifting Sunderland are using wide combinations to chase a top-half finish https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020802/2026/02/06/sunderland-tactics-premier-league/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020802/2026/02/06/sunderland-tactics-premier-league/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2019698621785239658) 2026-02-06T09:04Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "A bit on Bournemouth from me in here 👇 Welcome to week two of The Transfer DealSheet for the [----] summer window. @DavidOrnsteins One To Watch PSG interested in Illia Zabarnyi Meetings between #LFC #AFCB and Milos Kerkez representatives this week Our team of dedicated writers take you inside the market Welcome to week two of The Transfer DealSheet for the [----] summer window. @DavidOrnsteins One To Watch PSG interested in Illia Zabarnyi Meetings between #LFC #AFCB and Milos Kerkez representatives this week Our team of dedicated writers take you inside the market" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1932337059882008596) 2025-06-10T07:20Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "PSG announced record 837m revenue on Tues but of greater note was the wage bill in their 2024-25 UCL-winning year down 18% to 543m Wages are down 186m from 21-22 high (Mbappe Messi Neymar) - yet last season was still sixth-highest wage bill in European football history" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1984178381148315954) 2025-10-31T08:39Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "Manchester City's 2024-25 accounts are out showing falling revenue and a (low) loss; first non-Covid deficit since PSR came in #MCFC splurged 353m on players and over 400m in wages even as performance drooped Analysis w/@JordanC1107 @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25/" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2001207884537790697) 2025-12-17T08:28Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "Highest published transfer spends per club accounts in English football: 1) #CFC 22-23 745m 2) #CFC 23-24 553m 3) #MCFC 24-25 353m 4) #MUFC 24-25 343m 5) #MCFC 17-18 328m 6) #CFC 17-18 290m 7) #CFC 18-19 281m 8) #THFC 23-24 272m 9) #AFC 23-24 256m 10) #AFC 22-23 251m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2001213156551442892) 2025-12-17T08:49Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "Deloitte's annual listing of the highest-earning clubs in football is out now - and no English clubs make the top four. Revenue doesn't equal rich but plenty new to assess. Some notable wage figures too. In-depth analysis here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014126800473891132) 2026-01-22T00:03Z 12.4K followers, 26.1K engagements "Following new figures released today via Deloitte's Football Money League report a list of most recent Premier League club revenues: Liverpool only second PL club to top 700m Man Utd outside top three for first time in PL era Aston Villa up 102m (37%) after UCL run" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014127655960887593) 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.4K followers, 124.6K engagements "With the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League now over an estimate of prize money earned by English clubs so far: Liverpool 97m (84m) Man City 97m (84m) Arsenal 96m (83m) Chelsea 92m (80m) Spurs 85m (73m) Newcastle 54m (47m)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016774170432938216) 2026-01-29T07:23Z 12.4K followers, 705.7K engagements "Estimate of where 853m (739m) 'value pillar' in 2025-26 UEFA Champions League prize money went: England [--] teams: 212m (184m) Spain 5: 151m (130m) Germany 4: 140m (121m) Italy 4: 104m (90m) France 3: 92m (79m) The rest 14: 155m (134m)" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2016897164782289074) 2026-01-29T15:32Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "Since Burnley's Dec [----] leveraged takeover gone from solid if unremarkable PL club with no borrowings to a (bad) yo-yo side 113m in debt costing 10m+ annually at rates from 8.5% to 12.75% Over four years on owners ALK Capital still not filed any UK parent company accounts" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2018650242900689175) 2026-02-03T11:38Z 12.4K followers, 163.2K engagements "@CrawfordTartan @TheAthleticFC Just fees - we have no reliable breakdown of player wages (unfortunately) outside the MLS" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2020822457494507780) 2026-02-09T11:29Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "@Beacon_Digitals Brentford remarkably don't - they got 23m from owner in 2024-25 for working capital but had repaid it all by end of the financial year so net zero Notwithstanding stuff like that they've been self-sustaining for much of the past decade" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2021601873841537074) 2026-02-11T15:07Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "EPL player registration costs per club accounts: *All at end of 2023-24 unless stated otherwise 1) #CFC 1.437bn 2) #MCFC 1.330bn (2024-25) 3) #MUFC 1.103bn (2024-25) 4) #AFC 882m 5) #LFC 749m 6) #THFC 697m 7) #NUFC 605m 8) #AVFC 503m 9) #WHUFC 411m 10) #AFCB 382m" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2001573174853669195) 2025-12-18T08:40Z 12.4K followers, 46.3K engagements "How can Liverpool afford Florian Wirtz My latest for @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6424218/2025/06/14/liverpool-florian-wirtz-afford-transfer-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6424218/2025/06/14/liverpool-florian-wirtz-afford-transfer-psr" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1933767414518284616) 2025-06-14T06:04Z 12.4K followers, 127.4K engagements "And now Igor Thiago: signed for initial 28million scorer of [--] goals in [--] Premier League games this season Brentford's striker recruitment is outstanding and the fact they lost a pair who scored [--] of [--] league goals last season while barely skipping a beat is remarkable work Brentford and forwards Bryan Mbeumo: cost initial 5.8m sold 65m Yoane Wissa: cost initial 8.5m sold 55m Ivan Toney: cost initial 5m sold 34m Ollie Watkins: cost initial 1.8m sold 28m Initial 21m v 182m sales - albeit some sell-ons to deduct Brentford and forwards Bryan Mbeumo: cost initial 5.8m sold 65m Yoane Wissa:" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2009191114797142316) 2026-01-08T09:11Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "Figures made public this week confirmed seriously impressive revenue growth at Arsenal: 690m in 2024-25 means club has increased turnover by 223m in just two years After big jump in 2023-24 wage bill largely plateaued so wages to revenue dropped to 49% an eight-year low" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2014664603322519990) 2026-01-23T11:40Z 12.4K followers, 29K engagements "@SrikanthMX @TheTruthPillar It's just what's been committed to pay in total fees to the selling clubs on Cunha/Mbeumo/Sesko. Nothing to do with either other deals or cash flow/instalments etc" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1953474836442890744) 2025-08-07T15:14Z 12.4K followers, [---] engagements "Everyone talks about the size of a club's transfer expenditure - but how often do we compare what it was spent on For @TheAthleticFC I've had a look at 2025-26 Premier League teams' spending by age and what it tells us about those teams: : https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7022605/2026/02/09/premier-league-age-signings-analysis https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7022605/2026/02/09/premier-league-age-signings-analysis" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2020781585763598793) 2026-02-09T08:47Z 12.4K followers, 56.5K engagements "Brentford's wages to turnover up from 69% to 76% last season. Brighton up from 66% to 74%. Pair combined for 150million operating loss in 2024-25 - and these are two of the well-run clubs Both good sellers but highlights how wages smash profitability. Sound the alarm. Someone" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2021573838954246627) 2026-02-11T13:15Z 12.4K followers, 166.7K engagements "In fairness to Jim Ratcliffe he has always put the UK economy and its jobs first. Like in [----] when he shifted the corporate headquarters of INEOS to Switzerland and around the move sliced [----] jobs (a third of the workforce) out of the business in two years. A true patriot" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/2021923412994826697) 2026-02-12T12:24Z 12.4K followers, 216.5K engagements "Some clarity on one of those #SAFC fixed charges. Confirms that Drumaville Ltd hold a security over the club's parachute payments - as detailed in the Share Purchase Agreement between Madrox Partners Ltd and Drumaville - which seemingly ensures further payment of at least 25m" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1003881905912270848) 2018-06-05T06:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "I know it's heresy to criticise the club at the moment but anyone defending or turning a blind eye to the way #SAFC have dealt with the Checkatrade Trophy Final tickets is blinkered in the extreme. We got to the final six days ago and there's still no clarity whatsoever. Shambles" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1105176152136736768) 2019-03-11T18:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@Scenic82 Hi Nicolas hope you're well. Would you be able to follow me back so I can DM about a piece I'm working on Thanks" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1359910070318940160) 2021-02-11T17:00Z 10.9K followers, [--] engagements "With thanks to @RogerBell5 and @Scenic82 for some great insights into the wider market and French football respectively" [X Link](https://x.com/CWeatherspoon_/status/1362309641288495107) 2021-02-18T07:55Z 10.9K followers, [--] engagements "Any more nonsensical whataboutery like this Michael and Ill start charging you a fee for all the articles on #SAFC finances you regularly make out of my tweets (noticed this years was missing when the results were more positive though) 😘" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1661788559911657472) 2023-05-25T17:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@LukeEdwardsTele @Bob_Helpful Ah my mistake it was actually highlighting a bad thing You too Luke" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1661830655284756480) 2023-05-25T20:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Huddersfield Town are 23rd (and final) EFL Championship club to publish 2021/22 figs and 20th to post a loss. #HTAFC lost 3.8m in year they reached play-off final despite 16.1m parachute payment. Player sale profits fell from 10m to 1m. Championship loss for 2021/22: 415m" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1678663578667155456) 2023-07-11T07:14Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Plenty written about impact of Saudi Arabia(s money) on football/golf but its no exaggeration to say their involvement in boxing - and the fighters willingness to wait for the huge payday - has pretty much torpedoed the heavyweight division in 2023" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1678767733033533441) 2023-07-11T14:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@GoldbergRadio Does it cover the 20m+ of club money the ownership group he was part of used in their leveraged buyout of #SAFC" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1687000822037544960) 2023-08-03T07:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "As the EFL returns here's how much Championship clubs have spent and received in transfer fees ahead of their season openers. Like Burnley last year relegated #LCFC dominate activity. Division gross spend: 107m Gross income: 183m Net income: 76m Source: @Transfermarkt" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1687735195607478272) 2023-08-05T08:00Z [----] followers, 30.1K engagements "Financial Fair Play has been a hot topic this summer and given #SAFC have to adhere to rules like everyone else I thought it may be worthwhile running through where club sits in terms of FFP compliance. Not least as there are some suggestions FFP is shaping transfer activity" [X Link](https://x.com/christoph_21/status/1690793765986816000) 2023-08-13T18:33Z [----] followers, 69.1K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social Influence
Social category influence premier league finance countries travel destinations champions league la liga bundesliga luxury brands technology brands celebrities
Social topic influence money, premier league, debt, manchester united, in the, epl, lfc, mufc, club, sunderland
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"💵 SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW [----] 💵 Gross spend: [--]. EPL 🏴 2.4bn [--]. Ligue [--] 775m [--]. Serie A 732m [--]. Saudi Pro League 728m [--]. Bundesliga 642m [--]. La Liga 378m [--]. Eredivisie 195m [--]. EFL Champ 🏴 183m [--]. Primeira Liga 163m [--]. Jupiler Pro League 121m"
X Link 2023-09-02T08:54Z 11.4K followers, 20.4K engagements
"EPL 🏴 Gross spend: 2.413bn Gross income: 1.291bn Net spend: 1.122bn Biggest spenders: Chelsea 399m Biggest sellers: Chelsea 227m Highest net spend: Chelsea 172m Lowest net spend: Brighton (74)m Biggest deals: Declan Rice to Arsenal / Moises Caicedo to Chelsea 100m"
X Link 2023-09-02T08:54Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@theesk Hi Paul trying to get a handle on #EFC debt situ (at least as a best guess). Is the below accurate Farhad Moshiri: 451m interest-free Rights & Media Funding: 225m @ 10.25% [---] Partners: 190m @ MSP Sports Capital: 140m @ Metro Bank: 18.75m @ c.10% Total: 1.025bn"
X Link 2024-02-18T10:14Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"#LFC 133.8m outlay in 2022/23 probably ninth-highest in EPL once Spurs and Chelsea publish financials Arsenal 251.1m out in front"
X Link 2024-03-10T10:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"For the ninth time in [--] years #LFC net transfer spend was positive at 89.4m Liverpool's 590m net spend since [----] is less than half #MUFC 1.314bn reflecting how well #LFC have done in recycling players for profit (or how poorly #MUFC have done the same)"
X Link 2024-03-10T10:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"With one full round of games left in this season's EFL Championship here's how each club's season has unfolded according to xG:"
X Link 2024-04-28T16:28Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"LFP finally reach deal for domestic Ligue [--] rights for 2024-29 at 500m per season - half the [--] billion they aimed for 'Big Five' TV rights deals (domestic and int'l) for 2024/25: 🏴EPL 3944m La Liga 2029m Bundesliga 1249m Serie A 1100m Ligue [--] 660m Aprs des mois d'attente la LFP a enfin attribu les droits de la L1. Le duo DAZN-beIN Sports va se partager les rencontres pour un total de [---] millions d'euros par an. Un montant modeste qui clt une vritable tragi-comdie. https://t.co/NMtF7DSqyy https://t.co/EOQv5SKkKD Aprs des mois d'attente la LFP a enfin attribu les droits de la L1. Le duo"
X Link 2024-07-15T12:29Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Gonna just call that some instant karma for Luton Town's Lamine Fanne. Not sure how a blatant red card getting missed worked out best for us but will take it"
X Link 2025-02-12T21:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Manchester City have banked over 90m from the Champions League every season since 2018/19 (and over 100m in each of the last four seasons) Dropping shy of that in 2024/25 after tonight"
X Link 2025-02-19T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Anthony Joshua per filings from Sparta Promotions Ltd through which his boxing income flows earned 29.7million from his three bouts with Jermaine Franklin Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin in the year to [--] February [----] Joshua has earned 189million from his last [--] bouts"
X Link 2025-03-05T14:52Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"In addition Joshua earned 44.5million in sponsorship income between [--] October [----] and [--] February [----] Sponsorship income fell significantly in the year to [--] February [----] down to 2.3million (2023: 13.0million) perhaps reflecting AJ's fall out of world title contention"
X Link 2025-03-05T14:52Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements
"AJ's bout earnings: 👊Carlos Takam Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin: 51.8m 👊Andy Ruiz Jr. I and II: 57.4m 👊Kubrat Pulev: 7.2m 👊Oleksandr Usyk I: 14.7m 👊Oleksandr Usyk II: 28.3m 👊Jermaine Franklin Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin: 29.7m Average per bout: 17.2m"
X Link 2025-03-05T14:52Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Cardiff City: taken over in [----] reached the (supposed) land of milk and honey twice lost 205million in [--] years and received a net 288million in owner funding in that time Relegated to the third tier today"
X Link 2025-04-26T17:37Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Away from football the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia provided a further $344.3million (259.5m) in funding to its LIV Golf tour on [--] April Takes total PIF funding of LIV Golf since its founding in October [----] to $4.58billion (3.66bn)"
X Link 2025-05-03T19:57Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"PSG spent a reported 240million on new signings this season and 455m last season. They're currently a very good and exciting young team to watch. But let's spare the nonsense about them shifting away from spending extortionately"
X Link 2025-05-31T20:01Z 12.4K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Estimate-based but after slice due to Birmingham City on Jobe Bellingham sale #SAFC banking c.44million in player profits in 2024-25 across Jobe Tommy Watson and Jack Clarke Previous single-season high: 33.1m (2016-17) Combined player profits 2012-24 (exc. 16-17): 42.8m"
X Link 2025-06-08T16:44Z 11.6K followers, 32.4K engagements
"We reported in April how Bournemouth benefited from a 71million owner loan write-off being allowed to remain part of their PSR calculation something which then enabled them to go big in the transfer market Getting that right has now set them up very well for their next steps"
X Link 2025-06-10T07:22Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"There's a tournament going on in the USA right now and whether you've watched all or none of it there's quite a lot of money flowing through it. $741million allocated to the [--] teams so far. $259million to go. Here's some detail for @TheAthleticFC: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6455606/2025/06/28/club-world-cup-prize-money-rankings/source=emp_shared_article https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6455606/2025/06/28/club-world-cup-prize-money-rankings/source=emp_shared_article"
X Link 2025-06-28T07:52Z 12.2K followers, 18.4K engagements
"Premier League clubs' combined player profits in recent seasons: 2021-22: 647million 2022-23: 692million 2023-24: 1.2billion And now several clubs in need of big sales - for varying reasons - this summer"
X Link 2025-07-07T20:15Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Chelsea have banked $114.6million - or 85million - from winning the FIFA Club World Cup Estimated split across seasons is 39.7m in 2024-25 and 45.2m in 2025-26"
X Link 2025-07-13T21:26Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Eintracht Frankfurt. Kolo Muani: free sold for 95m Ekitike: 18m - 80m (soon) Marmoush: free - 70m Jovic: 22m - 60m Haller: 12m - 50m Pacho: 16m - 40m Lindstrom: 7m - 30m Silva: 3m - 23m Spent 78m Sold for 448m"
X Link 2025-07-21T08:14Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Watford have fulfilled obligations on nine charges held by Macquarie. Included transfer factoring on sales of Emmanuel Dennis Isaac Success Gerard Deulofeu Adam Masina and Roberto Pereyra - so club has been fully paid for those players Charges over PL TV money also now gone"
X Link 2025-08-08T08:55Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Watford still have factoring agreements w/Macquarie relating to Ismaila Sarr sale and a sell-on fee on Cucho Hernandez Marseille owe 5.76m on Sarr (3.8m on [--] Sep 1.96m on [--] Dec) Watford due $965k in Cucho sell-on ($322k in each of March 2026/2027/2028)"
X Link 2025-08-08T08:55Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"#SAFC veeeeery close to signing a much-needed centre-half. It's 28-year-old Omar Alderete from Getafe and like the signing of Granit Xhaka it'll buck the trend of not spending on over-24s Alderete will cost a little over 10m and sign a four-year deal https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6546230/2025/08/11/sunderland-transfer-news-alderete https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6546230/2025/08/11/sunderland-transfer-news-alderete"
X Link 2025-08-11T10:25Z 11.7K followers, 21.7K engagements
"Alderete fee will take #SAFC's outlay this summer across [--] permanent signings to initial 124million with potential 23million payable in future add-ons Include estimated agent fees and Premier League transfer levy payable on incoming deals and #SAFC gross spend is over 140m"
X Link 2025-08-11T10:35Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Second quarter earnings call of Cannae Holdings which owns 44% of AFC Bournemouth confirmed extent of club's player sales this summer: Dean Huijsen $68m (50m) Milos Kerkez $52m (38m) Ilya Zabarnyi $74m + $5m (55m + 4m) Profit across the three: nearly $130m (95m)"
X Link 2025-08-13T06:05Z 12.1K followers, 25.4K engagements
"Aston Villa were last taken over at the beginning of the 2018-19 season Most owner funding at English clubs since then*: Chelsea: 1.174bn : Everton: 599m Fulham: 579m Arsenal: 329m *To end of 2023-24 season "Clubs who will never be allowed to dream" 💭 Unai Emery has complained about the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules in his programme notes. https://t.co/tgY8R6BEOm "Clubs who will never be allowed to dream" 💭 Unai Emery has complained about the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules in his programme notes. https://t.co/tgY8R6BEOm"
X Link 2025-08-17T19:35Z 12.4K followers, 171.2K engagements
"Brentford and forwards Bryan Mbeumo: cost initial 5.8m sold 65m Yoane Wissa: cost initial 8.5m sold 55m Ivan Toney: cost initial 5m sold 34m Ollie Watkins: cost initial 1.8m sold 28m Initial 21m v 182m sales - albeit some sell-ons to deduct"
X Link 2025-09-01T10:26Z 12.4K followers, 26.9K engagements
"If #SAFC relegated likely they'd seek to recoup some fees Est. figs above which they'd recognise profit next summer: Diarra 25m Adingra 16.5m Brobbey 15.5m Talbi 15m Le Fee 13m Sadiki 13m Xhaka 10m Alderete 9m Roefs 8.5m Mukiele 8.5m"
X Link 2025-09-04T14:54Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Any big spending is a gamble #SAFC no different. Apparent hedge is if they go down able to recoup good fees 254m (68%) of summer Champ sales went to four clubs w/parachute payments Avg. player sales of parachute clubs: 2023-24: 72m 24-25: 73m Summer 25: 64m"
X Link 2025-09-04T14:54Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Once it was 160million. Not too long ago he was saying 180m. Now 'around 200m'. Good chance if you ask Charlie Methven in a few years how much debt #SAFC were in when he arrived he might say half a billion Reality: 152m. Then only 25m wasn't wiped (and they said it was)"
X Link 2025-09-06T07:54Z 11.6K followers, 17.9K engagements
"@slbsn Summarise a tweet We'll be back to communicating in drawings at this rate"
X Link 2025-09-17T15:26Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
": Manchester United extended their short-term credit facilities and drew down a further 105m after June 30th to help fund 239.2m gross summer transfer spend (163.5m net) Deeper look tomorrow but initial view here w/@mjcritchley @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6642115/2025/09/18/manchester-united-transfer-borrowing-rcf https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6642115/2025/09/18/manchester-united-transfer-borrowing-rcf"
X Link 2025-09-18T21:58Z 11.7K followers, 48.1K engagements
"Reminder that in the past two four-year cycles (i.e. three loss-making years plus a World Cup year) FIFA have made $1.2billion in profit each time Already high ticket prices for Qatar [----] generated $686m revenue for FIFA and that's not including hospitality FIFA will charge both sellers and buyers a [--] per cent fee on its official [----] World Cup ticket resale platform which launched on Thursday and almost immediately had some tickets listed for tens of thousands of dollars. Many prices were several times or even more than [--] https://t.co/p5qjbOsT1a FIFA will charge both sellers and buyers a"
X Link 2025-10-03T10:10Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Losses in LIV Golf's non-US arm keep coming: a further 462m in [----] total loss in [---] years is 1.1bn. Add in cost of US arm and today Saudi Arabian PIF's LIV investment is nearly 4bn Piece for @TheAthletic https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses"
X Link 2025-10-03T10:22Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Broadcast rights deals are key to the financial health of sports leagues LIV Golf's non-US arm generated just 2.8million in broadcast income in [----] seven times less than the prize pot of a single LIV event Full story on LIV Golf finances @TheAthletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6686158/2025/10/03/liv-golf-ltd-financial-losses"
X Link 2025-10-03T17:41Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Football finance PSA: Capology wage figures are based on little reliable bear no clear resemblance to published club wage bills and should not be looked upon for accuracy (or anything else really) Prominently cited in a national outlet today and well come on"
X Link 2025-10-07T16:55Z 11.4K followers, 17.1K engagements
"Using a club which discloses player wages Barcelona's 2023-24 football wage bill: Per Capology: 201m Per club accounts: 326m Difference: 125m Cost of employing players is much higher than their basic wage too (and Capology even say their figs don't include bonuses)"
X Link 2025-10-07T17:17Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@jhon_thoe Yep lost $1.46bn in 2023"
X Link 2025-10-08T09:28Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements
"EFL Championship midweeks Champions League group stage midweeks"
X Link 2025-10-21T21:20Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"At the top of the Championship Coventry City have already scored [--] goals in just [--] games a pretty succinct indicator of how good their attack is. No other club yet at [--]. The three parachute payment teams only have [--] combined"
X Link 2025-10-22T08:39Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Sheffield Wednesday are in administration. Without structural reform this stuff will keep happening - it is yet another sign English football needs to get its house in order and move clubs away from owner reliance. Analysis w/@PJBuckingham & @mjshrimper https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6746323/2025/10/24/sheffield-wednesday-administration-chansiri/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6746323/2025/10/24/sheffield-wednesday-administration-chansiri/"
X Link 2025-10-24T11:32Z 11.5K followers, 26.1K engagements
"It is grim news for staff even if perversely it may hasten arrival of happy end to the Chansiri era Worth noting Sheffield [--] Ltd which owns Hillsborough also placed in admin - club not owning its ground was a huge issue during Derby County's admin"
X Link 2025-10-24T11:46Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Even if #SWFC are saved they will be another in long list of clubs outside the Premier League to have fallen into financial chaos. Losses are enormous. Financial flows need changing. The PL and EFL still haven't agreed on a distribution model. It needs fixing urgently"
X Link 2025-10-24T11:46Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Btw that Sheffield Wednesday news should serve as yet more evidence that the argument football clubs should be allowed to lose more money is absolutely senseless"
X Link 2025-10-24T12:16Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Combined losses of EFL Championship clubs in the last decade: 3.2billion Owner funding at EFL Championship clubs in the last decade: 3.3billion The entire division is reliant on owners throwing good money after bad. A failed system that needs a long-term fix"
X Link 2025-10-24T18:04Z 11.6K followers, 14.7K engagements
"Just to clarify yes no need to adjust your television set the squad that cost around 175million really did just go away to the one that cost over 1.5billion to assemble and beat them 2-1"
X Link 2025-10-25T16:09Z 12.4K followers, 18K engagements
"Sunderland the first newly promoted side to win at Stamford Bridge since Brentford won 4-1 there in April 2022"
X Link 2025-10-25T16:27Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"For context this is Sunderland's 42nd top-flight season since WWII and only fourth time in that period (post-adjusting to three points for win) they've had [--] points after nine games. Second time in PL era 1999-00 the other In 2005-06 they didn't manage [--] points all season"
X Link 2025-10-26T09:35Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Games for #SAFC to reach [--] points in PL era: 96-97: [--] -: 00-01: [--] 01-02: [--] 02-03: [--] 05-06: didn't 07-08: [--] 08-09: [--] 09-10: [--] 10-11: [--] 11-12: [--] 12-13: [--] 13-14: [--] 14-15: [--] 15-16: [--] 16-17: [--] -:"
X Link 2025-10-26T09:35Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Related: #SAFC have more points at this stage of the current season in the Premier League than they did after nine games in EFL League One six years ago"
X Link 2025-10-26T11:41Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"#SAFC have brought forward four months' worth - covering January through April - of Premier League TV money via Australian lender Macquarie Macquarie provides a little less money up front; #SAFC hand over PL payments when they land. Difference is Macquarie's cut (i.e. interest)"
X Link 2025-10-27T15:42Z 11.4K followers, 23.6K engagements
"The Interview: Anthony Hopkins on Quitting Drinking and Finding God https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/magazine/anthony-hopkins-interview.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/magazine/anthony-hopkins-interview.html"
X Link 2025-10-28T08:43Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Four years ago today Sunderland lost 5-1 at Rotherham United in League One. Now they've beaten the 'world champions' (I know) and sit fourth in PL #SAFC are a big deal again. All discussed on @TheAthleticFC podcast w/ @AyoAkinwo @PhilHay_ @SebSB 🎧: https://pod.fo/e/346ab1 https://pod.fo/e/346ab1"
X Link 2025-10-30T08:39Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Real Madrid want to sue UEFA for 4.5bn over the ill-fated European Super League. Which is quite awkward because Real Madrid have received around 500m from UEFA since launching the ill-fated European Super League. w/ @mjshrimper @MarioCortegana https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6762723/2025/10/30/real-madrid-uefa-super-league-news https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6762723/2025/10/30/real-madrid-uefa-super-league-news"
X Link 2025-10-30T21:22Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] FC Barcelona posted a 555m loss the worst (known) financial result of a football club. Ever. The road back has been winding - and ongoing. Today our BookKeeper series casts its eye over the dizzying off-field world of Barca: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou"
X Link 2025-11-03T08:31Z 11.7K followers, 38K engagements
"@Adam_Bateman_UK @mjshrimper @TheAthleticFC Big commercial growth wage spend still growing but has slowed (or made more sustainable dependent on your viewpoint) 24-25 figs TBC for English clubs but currently still spend more on wages than any of them bar (possibly) Chelsea"
X Link 2025-11-03T11:40Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Premier League TV picks to January [--] now out covering the first [--] matchweeks of the season. [---] games now picked for live broadcast around [--] per cent of the 2025-26 season total. Here's how those picks break down by club inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:"
X Link 2025-11-03T13:03Z 11.6K followers, 27K engagements
"Before getting into the intricacies of Derby County's 2024-25 financials only right to congratulate them on an absolutely stellar front page for the annual report"
X Link 2025-11-04T14:41Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Barcelona have been through years of wasteful mismanagement but the context surrounding the club and how it is member-owned is important. Abroad they are competing with billionaires and nation-states. An extract from my deep dive into Barca finances: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6754098/2025/11/03/barcelona-finances-analysis-laporta-camp-nou"
X Link 2025-11-04T16:12Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New Yorks Elite and Was Elected Mayor https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/nyregion/how-zohran-mamdani-won-nyc-mayor.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/nyregion/how-zohran-mamdani-won-nyc-mayor.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"
X Link 2025-11-05T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Qarabag now have a point against Chelsea to go alongside wins over Benfica and Kbenhavn in this season's Champions League. For an idea of how much the Azerbaijani side are punching above their weight here are their recent wage bills compared to those they've taken points from"
X Link 2025-11-05T22:03Z 11.6K followers, 17.8K engagements
"Sunderland. Arsenal. Xhaka. It was the worst day of my life. It was the best day of my life https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776323/2025/11/06/xhaka-sunderland-arsenal-exclusive/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776323/2025/11/06/xhaka-sunderland-arsenal-exclusive/"
X Link 2025-11-06T08:51Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"End of The Line: how Saudi Arabias Neom dream unravelled https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line"
X Link 2025-11-07T11:53Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Duty-bound to tell you that "big-spending Sunderland" (squad cost: roughly 175m) have now taken points from two different squads which were compiled at a cost of well over 1billion"
X Link 2025-11-08T22:02Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Glum numbers out of Carrow Road on Friday where 2024-25 was Norwich City's first season in six without PL status or parachute payments. Revenue fell 46% to 39m Wages down but only by 7% to 48m. Wages to turnover at 122% sixth-highest (worst) in Championship per latest figs"
X Link 2025-11-09T09:16Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"#NCFC loss-making for fourth year running in 2024-25. Day-to-day loss at 38m again sixth-worst in Championship per latest figs Pre-tax loss reduced to 21m via 23m player profits In decade to end of 2020-21 Norwich made 31m profit. Have lost 86m in four seasons since"
X Link 2025-11-09T09:16Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"You'll hear a lot this week about English football not needing cost controls and a decrying of regulation Some figures you won't be given: PL club losses since 2018-19: 3.3bn Number of profitable EFL clubs in 2023-24: [--] (out of 71) Combined EFL loss in 2023-24: 501m"
X Link 2025-11-15T13:29Z 11.7K followers, 21.4K engagements
"And by the way this isn't something unrelated to fans' pockets. People scratch their heads/scream blue murder about clubs upping ticket prices when it's a small % of income but they do it because they lose money. To service huge wages. Knock-on effects of cost control are huge"
X Link 2025-11-15T16:25Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"This from AFC Wimbledon's recent Board Update should be read and heeded by clubs and stakeholders up and down the land"
X Link 2025-11-17T09:07Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Stephen Fry Is Wilde at Heart https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/stephen-fry-is-wilde-at-heart https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/stephen-fry-is-wilde-at-heart"
X Link 2025-11-18T07:10Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"No games in the Premier League tomorrow.or are there Representatives from all [--] clubs will meet in London for a seismic set of votes ones with consequences beyond the top tier An explanation of what it all means for @TheAthleticFC w/@PJBuckingham https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6820738/2025/11/20/premier-league-anchoring-salary-cap-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6820738/2025/11/20/premier-league-anchoring-salary-cap-psr"
X Link 2025-11-20T09:51Z 11.6K followers, 18.8K engagements
"The politics of tomorrow's votes are so intricate there's a possibility nothing changes - with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) left in place Yet a decade of evidence shows PSR is unworthy of its name: the English pyramid lost over 6billion even with PSR in operation"
X Link 2025-11-20T09:58Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Premier League TV picks to February [--] now out covering the first [--] matchweeks of the season. [---] games now picked for live broadcast around [--] per cent of the 2025-26 season total. Here's how those picks break down by club inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:"
X Link 2025-11-20T15:50Z 11.6K followers, 111.9K engagements
"@BrownPhilip 24"
X Link 2025-11-20T16:26Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@sunderlandafc11 @danielwales023 This is getting updated as the day goes on with explanation/analysis: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules"
X Link 2025-11-21T12:57Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@DanielStokell1 @sunderlandafc11 @danielwales023 It says in the note you've snipped off 😃 Just insufficient recent data for #SAFC to include them. All others have recent Prem figs published. The %s are indicative and historic rather than estimate of where a club will land in future (it won't be in place until 2026-27 anyway)"
X Link 2025-11-21T13:28Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Lines are closed votes are counted and verified.and anchoring in the Premier League is well sunk. Soon PSR will join it. Instead clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio alongside SSR() All you need to know is here @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6822838/2025/11/21/premier-league-scr-anchoring-financial-rules"
X Link 2025-11-21T15:32Z 11.7K followers, 11.9K engagements
"Absolutely loads to think about and unpack from today's Premier League votes but here's one bit of food for thought: PL elite massively out-earn the rest from non-broadcast sources. Anchoring would have tethered spending to the (fairer) distribution of TV money. It was rejected"
X Link 2025-11-21T15:58Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Can only assume Geoffrey Boycott is really enjoying this Test match"
X Link 2025-11-22T07:20Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"A big day for the Premier League's future yesterday You can read what it all means here 👇 Lines are closed votes are counted and verified.and anchoring in the Premier League is well sunk. Soon PSR will join it. Instead clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio alongside SSR() All you need to know is here @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/rVEGklnTKF Lines are closed votes are counted and verified.and anchoring in the Premier League is well sunk. Soon PSR will join it. Instead clubs approved introducing a domestic Squad Cost Ratio alongside SSR() All you need to know is here"
X Link 2025-11-22T08:33Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@BurntTurnip Arsenal Villa Everton Liverpool Sunderland + two uncertain others"
X Link 2025-11-22T09:01Z 11.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/30/tonga-pacific-island-internet-underwater-cables-volcanic-eruption https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/30/tonga-pacific-island-internet-underwater-cables-volcanic-eruption"
X Link 2025-11-24T08:42Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Rangers FC released 2024-25 financials on Friday disclosing a 14.9million loss last season. That was a 14% reduction on 2023-24 but still the club's 12th consecutive loss-making year What's more Rangers' pre-tax result was 61m worse than Celtic's 45.7m profit"
X Link 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Rangers have been consistently unprofitable since [----] rebirth small surplus only arising that year due to 20.5million accounting adjustment Since then bottom line losses have generally tracked to underlying operating losses with 2022-23 an outlier (24m player sale profits)"
X Link 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Reduced 2024-25 loss came on the back of record 94.1million revenue up seven per cent in the year that growth driven by a new catering partnership agreement Rangers' wage bill fell six per cent to 58m leaving wages to turnover metric at [--] per cent an eight-year low"
X Link 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Celtic's financial advantage driven by ability to generate much higher revenue: Celtic's 143.6million in 2024-25 was 49.5m higher than Rangers Celtic enjoy higher revenue across all streams: TV money 21m higher (UCL v UEL) Gate receipts 15m Commercial and other 13m"
X Link 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Rangers have hardly skimped on transfers spending 129million on new players in the past decade (75m net) Represents another key difference with Celtic who spent 186m on new players between 2015-16 and 2024-25 but crucially recouped 195m in sales for 9m net transfer income"
X Link 2025-11-24T12:41Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements
"TBC how EFL reacts to Friday's Premier League votes but any introduction of SCR in the Championship would require significant changes to how many second-tier clubs are run Very much using estimates but on 2023-24 figures 12/24 clubs would've had SCR 85% some substantially so"
X Link 2025-11-24T13:41Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Or you know we could look at root causes like the lack of suitable playing fields and facilities across the country for amateur sport 🚨 NEW: Health Secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow announce that lattes and milkshakes will be hit with a sugar tax in a bid to tackle obesity @thetimes 🚨 NEW: Health Secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow announce that lattes and milkshakes will be hit with a sugar tax in a bid to tackle obesity @thetimes"
X Link 2025-11-25T09:22Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"'On a foul November day where chaos was sovereign Bournemouth were the latest to succumb.' Seven Premier League games and three and a half months in #SAFC remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light. A piece from Saturday's mayhem: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6848061/2025/12/01/sunderland-bournemouth-home-form https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6848061/2025/12/01/sunderland-bournemouth-home-form"
X Link 2025-12-01T08:06Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sunderland now have more home points (15) this Premier League season than they managed in each of their last three relegation years: 2016/17: [--] home points 2005/06: 7() 2002/03: [--] And not far shy of home points totals in 2013/14 (18) and 2014/15 (20)"
X Link 2025-12-01T09:33Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements
"This week the Gates Foundation predicted [------] more children will die in [----] than [----] breaking a 35-year streak of child deaths reducing. A primary reason cited was the huge cuts to USAID FIFA just awarded the US president who oversaw those cuts its inaugural 'peace prize'"
X Link 2025-12-05T19:33Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"#MUFC have released Q1 2025-26 numbers before any other PL club has released 2024-25 accounts They show falling revenue rising losses. But between the top and bottom lines huge changes since Feb [----] are showing Analysis w/@mjcritchley @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/"
X Link 2025-12-11T15:01Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"A delight* to join the Totally crew and talk about what should be a nice and quiet pre-Christmas Sunday in the north east this weekend */absolutely terrifying to realise what is nearly upon us 🚨 THURSDAY POD🚨 @acjimbo @jaydmharris @jacklang & @MarkCarey93 assemble: 😬 City pile more pressure on Alonso 👏 Madueke stars for perfect Arsenal 🤝 Wear-Tyne derby w/ @CWeatherspoon_ 🤔 Are Villa title contenders https://t.co/TUs7WqYxbe 🚨 THURSDAY POD🚨 @acjimbo @jaydmharris @jacklang & @MarkCarey93 assemble: 😬 City pile more pressure on Alonso 👏 Madueke stars for perfect Arsenal 🤝 Wear-Tyne"
X Link 2025-12-11T15:10Z 11.6K followers, [----] engagements
"#MUFC debt is big enough and expensive enough already with hamming the number up further. And if the latter is done it should be done for all clubs. Analysis piece here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881631/2025/12/11/manchester-united-wage-bill-finances/"
X Link 2025-12-12T15:04Z 11.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Real Madrid are regularly cited as football's richest team. Revenues top 1bn; profits made for 20+ years. But there's far more to it than that. Today our BookKeeper series dives into the finances of the world's most glamorous club: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6823685/2025/12/16/real-madrid-florentino-perez-finances-analysis https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6823685/2025/12/16/real-madrid-florentino-perez-finances-analysis"
X Link 2025-12-16T09:38Z 11.7K followers, 18.8K engagements
"Premier League TV picks to March [--] now out covering the first [--] matchweeks of the season. [---] games now picked for live broadcast around [--] per cent of the 2025-26 season total. Here's how those picks break down by club inc. estimate of 'TV facility' earnings:"
X Link 2025-12-18T09:15Z 11.7K followers, 46.4K engagements
"Only six of [--] English league clubs have released 2024-25 financials so far but all six posted losses 2024-25 pre-tax losses: AFC Wimbledon 2.9m Bristol Rovers 7.0m Man City 9.9m Derby County 11.1m Norwich City 20.7m Man Utd 39.7m Combined loss: 91.2m"
X Link 2025-12-19T10:22Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The logical extension is that there really isn't anything off the table if the price is high enough. Which shows very little care for the integrity or long-term health of the sport And really means this whole episode is a fairly perfect microcosm of boxing in recent years"
X Link 2025-12-20T07:33Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"As Christmas and New Year loom and we reflect on [----] what better time than now for some absolutely shameless self-promotion This year saw us run our BookKeeper series a procession of deep dives into the finances of various football clubs. So I've threaded the lot for you:"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, 12.1K engagements
"A day later we zipped across the way to Manchester City where monetary worries have been a thing of the past for [--] years now. We explored how after huge investment in a laxer regulatory landscape #MCFC now regularly turn profits: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6115037/2025/03/19/the-bookkeeper-manchester-city-financial-analysis https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6115037/2025/03/19/the-bookkeeper-manchester-city-financial-analysis"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Then it was off to Arsenal to a club where years of stadium-induced belt-tightening have ended and there's been significant investment in the playing squad. We looked at #AFC's booming revenue and the backing of KSE in recent seasons: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131043/2025/03/20/the-bookkeeper-arsenal-finances-transfer-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131043/2025/03/20/the-bookkeeper-arsenal-finances-transfer-psr"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Across the river and north we called in at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where a new home has rubber-stamped a club's metamorphosis but results aren't flowing. We looked at #THFC's huge growth under Daniel Levy even as sustainability remained a key goal: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131036/2025/04/23/bookkeeper-tottenham-hotspur https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6131036/2025/04/23/bookkeeper-tottenham-hotspur"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Then it was much further north to Newcastle United and a club which awoke in October [----] to riches untold and a takeover that changed everything. We interrogated a newly-minted #NUFC trying to grow and win in the age of PSR: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227786/2025/04/24/bookkeeper-newcastle-united-finances-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227786/2025/04/24/bookkeeper-newcastle-united-finances-psr"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Competing with Newcastle and next on our list were Aston Villa whose own takeover in [----] set in motion much owner-led investment. We tracked #AVFC's ascent from Championship mid-table to Champions League quarter-final even as rules trouble loomed: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227789/2025/04/25/aston-villa-finances-champons-league-wage-bill-losses https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6227789/2025/04/25/aston-villa-finances-champons-league-wage-bill-losses"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"And that in terms of @TheAthleticFC's BookKeeper series for [----] is pretty much that. I hope you've found some enjoyment in at least one of those pieces this year - and if you've a burning desire for us to delve into more clubs in [----] do shout up"
X Link 2025-12-22T09:37Z 11.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Plymouth made 322k profit Only six of [--] English league clubs have released 2024-25 financials so far but all six posted losses 2024-25 pre-tax losses: AFC Wimbledon 2.9m Bristol Rovers 7.0m Man City 9.9m Derby County 11.1m Norwich City 20.7m Man Utd 39.7m Combined loss: 91.2m Only six of [--] English league clubs have released 2024-25 financials so far but all six posted losses 2024-25 pre-tax losses: AFC Wimbledon 2.9m Bristol Rovers 7.0m Man City 9.9m Derby County 11.1m Norwich City 20.7m Man Utd 39.7m Combined loss: 91.2m"
X Link 2025-12-23T11:35Z 11.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Put some more money in the meter Sacking managers is easier and cheaper than sacking players but still costs money. It might happen again at #MUFC. Or it might not Either way here's a look at how much they've spent on managerial changes since Sir Alex Ferguson retired @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/98g93L9HGS Sacking managers is easier and cheaper than sacking players but still costs money. It might happen again at #MUFC. Or it might not Either way here's a look at how much they've spent on managerial changes since Sir Alex Ferguson retired @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/98g93L9HGS"
X Link 2026-01-05T10:17Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"In the wake of this morning's sacking of Ruben Amorim I'll be on @bbc5live at 5.50am tomorrow discussing #MUFC finances should you be awake and desire to listen in"
X Link 2026-01-05T18:42Z 11.7K followers, [---] engagements
"As piece details #MUFC cost of sacking managers post-SAF and pre-RA was 54.9m not including 14.7m restructuring costs in 2021-22 where unknown amount went to Rangnick and staff Under 'new' regime club have spent 10.4m sacking ETH 11m on hiring RA and on sacking him"
X Link 2026-01-05T18:47Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"In the wake of this morning's sacking of Ruben Amorim I'll be on @bbc5live's Wake Up to Money at 5.50am tomorrow discussing #MUFC finances should you be awake and desire to listen in"
X Link 2026-01-05T18:50Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Ruben Amorims Manchester United tenure in numbers: Unwanted records and unwelcome firsts w/@will_jeanes for @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6942123/2026/01/06/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-numbers/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6942123/2026/01/06/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-numbers/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta"
X Link 2026-01-06T05:40Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Manchester City's imminent 65million signing of Antoine Semenyo means that since their bid for a fifth successive Premier League title fell apart in late [----] #MCFC will have responded by spending around 460million on player fees in barely more than one year"
X Link 2026-01-06T09:57Z 12.2K followers, 927K engagements
"A point worth highlighting amid Ruben Amorim's sacking: while Manchester United continue to spend big on fees the wage bill has tumbled relative to peers In 2024-25 they spent 95m less than Manchester City despite employing far more staff A snippet from yesterday's live blog:"
X Link 2026-01-06T11:34Z 12.1K followers, 68.7K engagements
"Live blog surrounding Amorim sacking was here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/ruben-amorim-sacked-live-updates-manchester-united-next-manager/JAjnLFWSgmiG/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/ruben-amorim-sacked-live-updates-manchester-united-next-manager/JAjnLFWSgmiG/"
X Link 2026-01-06T11:34Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"@9320pod Think you're seeing something that isn't there truthfully. Can always add more context but where do we stop City's buying revamp began last Jan Latter topic is a good one and worth looking at when we get official 24-25 numbers from others. Only have City and United currently"
X Link 2026-01-06T14:26Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements
"@9320pod In the meantime we did this last month on City's 24-25 figures. Includes a fair bit of stuff around transfers and how last season was an outlier compared to recent years (in keeping with the revamp being undertaken then): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25"
X Link 2026-01-06T14:27Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements
"@ericksmith @garyf69 Steady yourself. But yes well aware. 400m+ wage bill is notable in a trophy-free year as it is first time #MCFC have topped that mark when not winning anything. Club wage bill also benefits/reduces via a lot of admin staff being paid through CFG"
X Link 2026-01-06T18:36Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"@jimmymcbride1 Yep over 400million or at least we think so. Will know for sure when official figures come out"
X Link 2026-01-06T20:23Z 12.1K followers, 14.2K engagements
"Incredibly small sample size but on evidence so far the increased TV money paid to EFL clubs in 2024-25 has not resulted in better finances/lower losses Of eight clubs to disclose 2024-25 figures all eight recorded operating losses last season than in 2023-24"
X Link 2026-01-09T10:30Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"In line with conventional wisdom that more revenue just equals higher wages seven of eight increased wage bills in 2024-25 (exception: Norwich City whose 34m revenue drop far outstripped 4m wage fall) Three of other four Championship clubs increased wages by more than 20%"
X Link 2026-01-09T10:36Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Brighton & Hove Albion lost 56million pre-tax in 2024-25 a financial year when they became only the 11th English club to spend over 200m on new players in one season. Initial reaction from @AndyNaylorBHAFC for @TheAthleticFC here with more to follow: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957142/2026/01/09/brighton-accounts-loss-finances https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6957142/2026/01/09/brighton-accounts-loss-finances"
X Link 2026-01-09T11:21Z 12.1K followers, 42.8K engagements
"Should add: this only covers clubs who didn't change division between 2023-24 and 2024-25 Having said that: Derby County promoted in [----] also posted a bigger operating loss in the Championship than they had a year earlier in League One"
X Link 2026-01-09T12:07Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Unsaid here (because it's a much bigger topic) but Brighton highlight one of the big issues foreseeable for clubs in the middle of the Premier League: If wages keep growing consistently how do these particular clubs generate sufficient recurring revenues required to keep up Piece is now updated for our full analysis including: Record gross and net player spending Squad cost relative to rest of PL Wages to revenue assessment Continued importance of Tony Bloom @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/qUyjmmFFMC Piece is now updated for our full analysis including: Record gross and net player spending Squad"
X Link 2026-01-09T16:10Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Bristol City's sell-on clause is expected to earn them over 10million from Antoine Semenyo's move to Manchester City. #BCFC have now earned over 130m from player sale profits in the past decade:"
X Link 2026-01-09T19:31Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"That and plenty more detail about Semenyo's move to #MCFC can be found in our piece summarising the key elements of the transfer below: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6950194/2026/01/09/antoine-semenyo-manchester-city-transfers-tldr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6950194/2026/01/09/antoine-semenyo-manchester-city-transfers-tldr"
X Link 2026-01-09T19:31Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"@ProfRob_Wilson 👊👊"
X Link 2026-01-09T21:18Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements
"@RobStewart_ A fair comment and relevant if above was rubbishing other journalists. It wasn't. There's more noise and misinformation than ever and most of it from places that have no desire to be accountable. If an actual journalist wants to assume it's about him that's strange but up to him"
X Link 2026-01-10T09:02Z 12.1K followers, [---] engagements
"A report from Deloitte out today details rising revenues in women's football. Two London clubs lead the way topping 20million each and commercial income is driving growth. But there are caveats and concerns too. In-depth look here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6977022/2026/01/18/arsenal-chelsea-deloitte-finances-womens-game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6977022/2026/01/18/arsenal-chelsea-deloitte-finances-womens-game"
X Link 2026-01-19T08:37Z 12.2K followers, 24.3K engagements
"For an idea of the impact of new legislation look at Brazilian football: since a [----] law opened clubs up to outside investment transfer activity has changed markedly Spending in Brazil's top tier features in today's Transfer DealSheet: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980553/2026/01/20/transfer-news-premier-league-latest https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980553/2026/01/20/transfer-news-premier-league-latest"
X Link 2026-01-20T10:18Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Full analysis of newly published figures from Deloitte is here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona"
X Link 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Full analysis of newly published figures from Deloitte is here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona"
X Link 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.2K followers, 14.6K engagements
"@espenstrand @TheAthleticFC You're using the wrong exchange rate. Looks like 1:0.87 should be [--] : 0.84"
X Link 2026-01-22T08:46Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Spurspapers @mjshrimper It is up to [--] June so c.30-40m of CWC money is included in Chelsea figure"
X Link 2026-01-22T11:19Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@Spurspapers @mjshrimper They can't do that - have to recognise when the games are played. City's accounts confirm inclusion of CWC income:"
X Link 2026-01-22T11:30Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@slbsn @CitizenSuburbia Forest and Fulham this year (neither provided data and both should almost certainly in the top 30). Forest missing last year too"
X Link 2026-01-22T12:26Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@goonerforever07 See note at bottom: Deloitte's figure includes termination payments"
X Link 2026-01-22T13:53Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements
"@CitizenSuburbia @slbsn Only the nine clubs in the top [--] had a wages to revenue figure published. The six in spots 21-30 (inc. Everton) just had total turnover figure published"
X Link 2026-01-22T22:06Z 12.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Of nine English clubs in world's top [--] earners in the last two seasons Arsenal were one of just three to show growth in all three revenue streams TV money up due to improved performance but each of matchday and commercial revenues have grown by 50%-plus in only two seasons"
X Link 2026-01-23T11:40Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Full breakdown of new figures published by Deloitte this week is here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona"
X Link 2026-01-23T11:40Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements
"@slbsn True it does - added note at bottom of chart to say as much. Would prefer all from club accounts ideally; feel like saying United's wage bill is 340m today when we said 313m three months ago is confusing to people Revenue splits have some quirks too - particularly Villa's"
X Link 2026-01-22T08:56Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Headline is no English clubs in top four revenue earners in 2024-25 but a big factor behind that: FIFA's Club World Cup Strip earnings from that out and Liverpool were third Arsenal fourth. Bayern fifth. Below them United probably jump to sixth and City/PSG at seventh/eighth"
X Link 2026-01-22T09:09Z 12.3K followers, 14.9K engagements
"Of important note here: some club wage bills per accounts differ to figures they report for PSR/SCR purposes Manchester City's wage bill in UEFA reports is routinely higher than that per accounts - 63m higher() in 2023-24 - so #MCFC were likely still highest payers in 2024-25 Following new figures released today via Deloitte's Football Money League report a list of most recent Premier League wage bills: Liverpool above 400m for first time Villa less than 50m behind Manchester United Spurs outside top six for second year running https://t.co/QvS3rCAirE Following new figures released today via"
X Link 2026-01-22T13:49Z 12.3K followers, 16.1K engagements
"Bumper revenues in Germany as Bundesliga clubs see collective rises in all three income streams w/@SebSB @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998893/2026/01/26/bundesliga-record-revenues-six-billion https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998893/2026/01/26/bundesliga-record-revenues-six-billion"
X Link 2026-01-27T09:06Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"The new corporate structure behind the WSL has released inaugural financials covering the 2024-25 season. Headline figure is an 8m loss - but profitability projected and plenty to unpack. Analysis here: w/Help from @charlotteharpur @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001323/2026/01/27/wslf-finances-2024-25-womens-football https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001323/2026/01/27/wslf-finances-2024-25-womens-football"
X Link 2026-01-27T12:33Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"@JohnJoh53849444 Yep 11m (9.5m at current rate) for getting to round of 16"
X Link 2026-01-29T08:58Z 12.3K followers, 37K engagements
"Of the 2.148billion (1.860bn) of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League prize pot which can be apportioned to clubs by my estimate the six English clubs will receive 532m (461m) or 25% of the total Overall prize pot this season is 2.428bn (2.103bn)"
X Link 2026-01-29T09:21Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"@efctruth20802 Loath to say without properly looking into it but gut feeling is no. If you're pushing for CL and miss out the income drop-off is massive and hard to realign the wage bill. At the other end the revenue uplift doesn't really go that far"
X Link 2026-01-30T11:28Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"From a cashflow perspective #LFC is a club that generally stands on its own two feet though combination of big spend on infrastructure (50m) and player transfers (83m) meant club loaned extra 38m to supplement 89m cash from operating activities"
X Link 2024-03-10T22:45Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Across FSG reign #LFC primarily self-funded #LFC cashflow under FSG: 🔴Cash from ops 810m 🔴Net loans 180m 🔴Asset sales 11m 🔴Existing cash 16m Funded: 🔴Net player trading 689m 🔴Capex 328m (Note: FSG took over Oct [----] so [----] figs inc. final months of old owners)"
X Link 2024-03-10T22:45Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Confirmation in DAZN's [----] accounts that Saudi Arabia's PIF via SURJ invested $1billion in DAZN in March of this year DAZN lost $962million in [----] a reduction() on [----] of $498m() DAZN has lost $10billion over the last decade"
X Link 2025-10-08T09:24Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Have highlighted in comments on yesterday's analysis (link below) but some mischief in reporting around #MUFC debt figure United's financial debt is not over 1billion The 1.29bn figure circling includes transfer debt and all day-to-day liabilities - these aren't borrowings"
X Link 2025-12-12T15:04Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"#MUFC DO carry massive c.750m financial debt with little to show for it They also have big net transfer debt - 345m end of June September not yet known Both are big but very different and no other clubs - except Real Madrid and Barcelona - get 'debt' reported like this"
X Link 2025-12-12T15:04Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements
"'Trade and other payables' included in 1.29billion actually fell 25m between June and September Transfer debt is within that and we'll see more detail on it when full Q1 report drops Problem w/1.29bn figure: includes all liabilities but no assets (e.g. transfer receivables)"
X Link 2025-12-12T15:04Z 12.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Following new figures released today via Deloitte's Football Money League report a list of most recent Premier League wage bills: Liverpool above 400m for first time Villa less than 50m behind Manchester United Spurs outside top six for second year running"
X Link 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.3K followers, 621.3K engagements
"Dan Neil stuck by Sunderland AFC during the darkest days in the club's history when some were keen to push him out of the door for profit forced his way into the first-team despite setbacks and captained his boyhood club to a promotion win at Wembley. That's a legacy"
X Link 2026-01-27T10:04Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"@TheVocalHero Multiple pots - there's a 'value pillar' (worth 853m across the [--] clubs) which is heavily weighted toward past performance in UEFA competition"
X Link 2026-01-29T09:07Z 12.3K followers, 63.5K engagements
"With the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League now over an estimate of prize money earned by British clubs so far: Aston Villa 22m (19m) Rangers 18m (16m)** Celtic 17m (15m)** Nottingham Forest 15m (13m) **Includes 4.3m from UCL play-off"
X Link 2026-01-30T11:03Z 12.3K followers, 28.3K engagements
"Per @David_Ornstein Sunderland will pay initial 17.5million (15.2m) for Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht Takes #SAFC transfer spending this season to 177.5m. With PL levy and agents fees likely over 200m. @TheAthleticFC deadline day live feed: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/transfer-deadline-day-live-updates-news/1wzrE4AxaucI/zp3tDbTJWffv https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/transfer-deadline-day-live-updates-news/1wzrE4AxaucI/zp3tDbTJWffv"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:49Z 12.3K followers, 14.8K engagements
"Burnley bought by Calder Vale Holdings (CVH) in Dec [----] CVH now in liquidation having never filed accounts CVH passed club to Velocity Capital (UK) Holdings who have also never filed accounts now [--] months overdue Cash out of Burnley to group companies since takeover: 29m"
X Link 2026-02-03T11:40Z 12.3K followers, 15.5K engagements
"CVH was/is owned by UK-registered Kettering Capital Limited (KCL). KCL has never filed its accounts - now 3+ years overdue - and is owned by Velocity Sports Ltd (VSL) a company registered in Jersey so no VSL accounts visibility Velocity Capital (UK) Holdings also owned by VSL"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:05Z 12.3K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Another gluttonous month wound itself up yesterday. Amid complaints of quiet Premier League clubs spent nearly 400m this winter. Total PL spending hit 3.5bn in 2025-26. Net figure near 1.5bn. Analysis w/@PJBuckingham @TheAthleticFC FREE TO READ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7016975/2026/02/03/january-window-numbers-premier-league/unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.VXvf.c3pxooWvabMG&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta"
X Link 2026-02-03T14:11Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"@iSMUDGER_ Ish Dell/MSD wanted to buy #SAFC. Deal went south. Ended up providing loan secured v full club; Madrox saved face + bought time FPP would've got club if Madrox defaulted #SAFC was MSD's insight into football. From there they lent at high % to clubs/owners in need like Burnley"
X Link 2026-02-03T14:14Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Sixteen 50million-plus signings for Premier League clubs completed in 2025-26 collectively comprising over 1billion in fees Number of 50m+ signings split by club: Liverpool - [--] Man Utd - [--] Arsenal - [--] Newcastle - [--] Spurs - [--] Man City - [--] Chelsea - 1"
X Link 2026-02-03T16:24Z 12.3K followers, 57.6K engagements
"This is so unfair. They might be left with no choice but to rely on someone from the rest of the squad that cost around 1.5billion to assemble. Pep Guardiola questions Marc Guehi cup final ineligibility 🗣🏆 https://t.co/QsBVRPPyBd Pep Guardiola questions Marc Guehi cup final ineligibility 🗣🏆 https://t.co/QsBVRPPyBd"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:28Z 12.3K followers, 18.1K engagements
"Leicester City breached their PSR loss limit by 25% in the three seasons ending in their 2023-24 promotion year. They've been docked six points and sit outside the Championship bottom three on goal difference. Analysis w/@RobTannerLCFC @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7024569/2026/02/05/leicester-points-deduction-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7024569/2026/02/05/leicester-points-deduction-psr"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:09Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Included in the piece is this which quite succinctly helps explain how #LCFC have ended up in this mess"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:10Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Leicester City won the Premier League with the 15th-highest wage bill in England. Got to the last eight of the Champions League with the 18th-highest wage bill in Europe. Then went down with the highest wage bill of a relegated team in history. How's that for bucking a trend"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:18Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Fantastic piece for #SAFC fans this morning from @Walid_4 explaining a key tactical reason behind Sunderland's success this season 👇 @TheAthleticFC How shape-shifting Sunderland are using wide combinations to chase a top-half finish https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020802/2026/02/06/sunderland-tactics-premier-league/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020802/2026/02/06/sunderland-tactics-premier-league/source=athletic_user_shared_article_twitter&smid=tw-share-ta"
X Link 2026-02-06T09:04Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"A bit on Bournemouth from me in here 👇 Welcome to week two of The Transfer DealSheet for the [----] summer window. @DavidOrnsteins One To Watch PSG interested in Illia Zabarnyi Meetings between #LFC #AFCB and Milos Kerkez representatives this week Our team of dedicated writers take you inside the market Welcome to week two of The Transfer DealSheet for the [----] summer window. @DavidOrnsteins One To Watch PSG interested in Illia Zabarnyi Meetings between #LFC #AFCB and Milos Kerkez representatives this week Our team of dedicated writers take you inside the market"
X Link 2025-06-10T07:20Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"PSG announced record 837m revenue on Tues but of greater note was the wage bill in their 2024-25 UCL-winning year down 18% to 543m Wages are down 186m from 21-22 high (Mbappe Messi Neymar) - yet last season was still sixth-highest wage bill in European football history"
X Link 2025-10-31T08:39Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Manchester City's 2024-25 accounts are out showing falling revenue and a (low) loss; first non-Covid deficit since PSR came in #MCFC splurged 353m on players and over 400m in wages even as performance drooped Analysis w/@JordanC1107 @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894517/2025/12/16/manchester-city-financial-results-2024-25/"
X Link 2025-12-17T08:28Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Highest published transfer spends per club accounts in English football: 1) #CFC 22-23 745m 2) #CFC 23-24 553m 3) #MCFC 24-25 353m 4) #MUFC 24-25 343m 5) #MCFC 17-18 328m 6) #CFC 17-18 290m 7) #CFC 18-19 281m 8) #THFC 23-24 272m 9) #AFC 23-24 256m 10) #AFC 22-23 251m"
X Link 2025-12-17T08:49Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Deloitte's annual listing of the highest-earning clubs in football is out now - and no English clubs make the top four. Revenue doesn't equal rich but plenty new to assess. Some notable wage figures too. In-depth analysis here: @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6988105/2026/01/21/deloitte-rich-list-premier-league-real-madrid-barcelona"
X Link 2026-01-22T00:03Z 12.4K followers, 26.1K engagements
"Following new figures released today via Deloitte's Football Money League report a list of most recent Premier League club revenues: Liverpool only second PL club to top 700m Man Utd outside top three for first time in PL era Aston Villa up 102m (37%) after UCL run"
X Link 2026-01-22T00:07Z 12.4K followers, 124.6K engagements
"With the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League now over an estimate of prize money earned by English clubs so far: Liverpool 97m (84m) Man City 97m (84m) Arsenal 96m (83m) Chelsea 92m (80m) Spurs 85m (73m) Newcastle 54m (47m)"
X Link 2026-01-29T07:23Z 12.4K followers, 705.7K engagements
"Estimate of where 853m (739m) 'value pillar' in 2025-26 UEFA Champions League prize money went: England [--] teams: 212m (184m) Spain 5: 151m (130m) Germany 4: 140m (121m) Italy 4: 104m (90m) France 3: 92m (79m) The rest 14: 155m (134m)"
X Link 2026-01-29T15:32Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Since Burnley's Dec [----] leveraged takeover gone from solid if unremarkable PL club with no borrowings to a (bad) yo-yo side 113m in debt costing 10m+ annually at rates from 8.5% to 12.75% Over four years on owners ALK Capital still not filed any UK parent company accounts"
X Link 2026-02-03T11:38Z 12.4K followers, 163.2K engagements
"@CrawfordTartan @TheAthleticFC Just fees - we have no reliable breakdown of player wages (unfortunately) outside the MLS"
X Link 2026-02-09T11:29Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@Beacon_Digitals Brentford remarkably don't - they got 23m from owner in 2024-25 for working capital but had repaid it all by end of the financial year so net zero Notwithstanding stuff like that they've been self-sustaining for much of the past decade"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:07Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"EPL player registration costs per club accounts: *All at end of 2023-24 unless stated otherwise 1) #CFC 1.437bn 2) #MCFC 1.330bn (2024-25) 3) #MUFC 1.103bn (2024-25) 4) #AFC 882m 5) #LFC 749m 6) #THFC 697m 7) #NUFC 605m 8) #AVFC 503m 9) #WHUFC 411m 10) #AFCB 382m"
X Link 2025-12-18T08:40Z 12.4K followers, 46.3K engagements
"How can Liverpool afford Florian Wirtz My latest for @TheAthleticFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6424218/2025/06/14/liverpool-florian-wirtz-afford-transfer-psr https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6424218/2025/06/14/liverpool-florian-wirtz-afford-transfer-psr"
X Link 2025-06-14T06:04Z 12.4K followers, 127.4K engagements
"And now Igor Thiago: signed for initial 28million scorer of [--] goals in [--] Premier League games this season Brentford's striker recruitment is outstanding and the fact they lost a pair who scored [--] of [--] league goals last season while barely skipping a beat is remarkable work Brentford and forwards Bryan Mbeumo: cost initial 5.8m sold 65m Yoane Wissa: cost initial 8.5m sold 55m Ivan Toney: cost initial 5m sold 34m Ollie Watkins: cost initial 1.8m sold 28m Initial 21m v 182m sales - albeit some sell-ons to deduct Brentford and forwards Bryan Mbeumo: cost initial 5.8m sold 65m Yoane Wissa:"
X Link 2026-01-08T09:11Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Figures made public this week confirmed seriously impressive revenue growth at Arsenal: 690m in 2024-25 means club has increased turnover by 223m in just two years After big jump in 2023-24 wage bill largely plateaued so wages to revenue dropped to 49% an eight-year low"
X Link 2026-01-23T11:40Z 12.4K followers, 29K engagements
"@SrikanthMX @TheTruthPillar It's just what's been committed to pay in total fees to the selling clubs on Cunha/Mbeumo/Sesko. Nothing to do with either other deals or cash flow/instalments etc"
X Link 2025-08-07T15:14Z 12.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Everyone talks about the size of a club's transfer expenditure - but how often do we compare what it was spent on For @TheAthleticFC I've had a look at 2025-26 Premier League teams' spending by age and what it tells us about those teams: : https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7022605/2026/02/09/premier-league-age-signings-analysis https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7022605/2026/02/09/premier-league-age-signings-analysis"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:47Z 12.4K followers, 56.5K engagements
"Brentford's wages to turnover up from 69% to 76% last season. Brighton up from 66% to 74%. Pair combined for 150million operating loss in 2024-25 - and these are two of the well-run clubs Both good sellers but highlights how wages smash profitability. Sound the alarm. Someone"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:15Z 12.4K followers, 166.7K engagements
"In fairness to Jim Ratcliffe he has always put the UK economy and its jobs first. Like in [----] when he shifted the corporate headquarters of INEOS to Switzerland and around the move sliced [----] jobs (a third of the workforce) out of the business in two years. A true patriot"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:24Z 12.4K followers, 216.5K engagements
"Some clarity on one of those #SAFC fixed charges. Confirms that Drumaville Ltd hold a security over the club's parachute payments - as detailed in the Share Purchase Agreement between Madrox Partners Ltd and Drumaville - which seemingly ensures further payment of at least 25m"
X Link 2018-06-05T06:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I know it's heresy to criticise the club at the moment but anyone defending or turning a blind eye to the way #SAFC have dealt with the Checkatrade Trophy Final tickets is blinkered in the extreme. We got to the final six days ago and there's still no clarity whatsoever. Shambles"
X Link 2019-03-11T18:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@Scenic82 Hi Nicolas hope you're well. Would you be able to follow me back so I can DM about a piece I'm working on Thanks"
X Link 2021-02-11T17:00Z 10.9K followers, [--] engagements
"With thanks to @RogerBell5 and @Scenic82 for some great insights into the wider market and French football respectively"
X Link 2021-02-18T07:55Z 10.9K followers, [--] engagements
"Any more nonsensical whataboutery like this Michael and Ill start charging you a fee for all the articles on #SAFC finances you regularly make out of my tweets (noticed this years was missing when the results were more positive though) 😘"
X Link 2023-05-25T17:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@LukeEdwardsTele @Bob_Helpful Ah my mistake it was actually highlighting a bad thing You too Luke"
X Link 2023-05-25T20:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Huddersfield Town are 23rd (and final) EFL Championship club to publish 2021/22 figs and 20th to post a loss. #HTAFC lost 3.8m in year they reached play-off final despite 16.1m parachute payment. Player sale profits fell from 10m to 1m. Championship loss for 2021/22: 415m"
X Link 2023-07-11T07:14Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Plenty written about impact of Saudi Arabia(s money) on football/golf but its no exaggeration to say their involvement in boxing - and the fighters willingness to wait for the huge payday - has pretty much torpedoed the heavyweight division in 2023"
X Link 2023-07-11T14:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@GoldbergRadio Does it cover the 20m+ of club money the ownership group he was part of used in their leveraged buyout of #SAFC"
X Link 2023-08-03T07:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As the EFL returns here's how much Championship clubs have spent and received in transfer fees ahead of their season openers. Like Burnley last year relegated #LCFC dominate activity. Division gross spend: 107m Gross income: 183m Net income: 76m Source: @Transfermarkt"
X Link 2023-08-05T08:00Z [----] followers, 30.1K engagements
"Financial Fair Play has been a hot topic this summer and given #SAFC have to adhere to rules like everyone else I thought it may be worthwhile running through where club sits in terms of FFP compliance. Not least as there are some suggestions FFP is shaping transfer activity"
X Link 2023-08-13T18:33Z [----] followers, 69.1K engagements
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