AC Milan hope to go far within the Champions League not simply due to the sporting satisfaction it brings, but in addition the enhance to the membership’s funds.
As report this morning, Milan began the ‘league section’ with defeats to Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen however have since hit again, beating Membership Brugge and Actual Madrid of their most up-to-date two outings, each 3-1.
The remaining calendar – at the least on paper – is easy. After tonight’s sport in opposition to Slovan Bratislava (backside with zero factors) there are house video games in opposition to Purple Star and Girona, then a visit to Dinamo Zagreb.
If Milan managed to get 12 factors from the remaining 12 accessible they might be anticipated to qualify instantly for the spherical of 16, which might be an important enhance for the accounts of the brand new 12 months that started in July.
The UEFA bonuses for this version include €2.1m for every win and €700k for attracts, whereas direct entry to the ultimate 16 brings €11m. As well as, there may be additionally a determine primarily based on the place within the league desk, with eighth price €7.97m.
If assuming that the Rossoneri finish with six victories and two defeats, the projection could be round €31.5m for simply taking part in within the final 16. That could be a determine to which clearly we should add the preliminary participation price and the historic market pool/rating.
The hope would then be {that a} beneficial draw comes out and the crew can go additional nonetheless. For this reason the Champions League is so vital, and lacking out in 2025-26 could be a ‘monetary tragedy’.