In recent years, Real Madrid has regularly landed on top of the 'Geldtafel' in world football, with a global fan base and huge sponsor funds that enter the club. However, another arm of their financial success in recent years has been prize money, driven by consistently deep runs in the Champions League.
This year Los Blancos unexpectedly slid in the play-off round and lost games to Lille, AC Milan and Liverpool in the group phase. Real Madrid, signed against Manchester City, has placed himself in a strong position for the second stage in the Santiago Bernabeu with a 3-2 victory in England. They will be desperate not only to get through to achieve their sports objectives, but also their financial goals this season.
According to Relo, Real Madrid had budgeted for a run to at least the quarterfinals, and if they don't make it, the shortcomings in their prize money will fall if losses. They say that despite the fact that they have already achieved a guaranteed income of between € 78-81 million this season, they would fall € 23 million in their budgeted income, that would fall if losing in their accounts.
Similarly, if they win the competition – Los Blancos will be one of the favorites to do this when they make it – they can be an estimated total of around € 143.5 million banking. That would be a surplus of around € 40 million for their accounts.
In view of the somewhat careful transfer policy and strict limits that Real Madrid has imposed on their expenses in recent years, it is difficult not to imagine that covering those losses would not have an impact on their transfer activities. Real Madrid already has to do with a loss of income from the current ban on concerts in the Bernabeu this year, and recently missed the will of Leny Yoro and Alphonso Davies because they did not want to match the offers of their competitors.
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