Arsenal are set to generate more than £100million this year from matchday revenue, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire.
The Gunners failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League six seasons in a row before finally securing a place in Europe’s elite competition last season thanks to their second-place finish in the Premier League. According to Maguire, this is important for the club in terms of revenue generation, something that will of course help them in the transfer market as a result.
“Arsenal has almost reached the level of income received by Manchester United in the previous years in which the club participated in the Champions League,” he said. Football Insider. “They have always generated more than £100million a year from match day revenue but this has fallen since the loss of Champions League football at the Emirates Stadium.
“They are in danger of being overshadowed by another club in north London. But this should push Arsenal back into the £100million a year bracket for matchday revenue.
“That is critical from the point of view of not only being able to compete in the transfer and wage market, but also in terms of ensuring that they fit within the financial fair play rules brought by UEFA. Those regulations are not . would be breached if Arsenal were to return to this high-income bracket.
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Arsenal have spent heavily in the transfer window this summer, likely as a result of their Champions League status. The Gunners spent more than £200million to recruit Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice on a permanent basis while David Raya was signed initially on loan with an option to buy.
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