Graphic: Wage-to-revenue ratios in Europe’s top soccer leagues – https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/akpezgllkvr/Pasted%20image%201628255753945.pngA decade ago, wages in the Big Five leagues added up to around 5.6 billion euros ($6.6 billion), Deloitte estimates. By last season, that combined European wage bill had ballooned to 17 billion euros. COVID-19 and empty stadiums though meant the leagues’ revenues fell by an average of 11%. Tottenham Hotspur have jumped 158% from being worth 800 million euros to just over 2 billion, while Manchester United and Barcelona have seen 15% and 16% gains to around 3.3 billion and 3.2 billion euros. Graphic: Net financial debt of Europe’s top soccer clubs – https://graphics.reuters.com/SOCCER-FINANCES/qzjpqzdklvx/chart.pngManchester United and Juventus were next with 524 and 390 million euros of debt respectively.

Source: MetroXpress August 06, 2021 17:26 UTC