Norwich take on new US investor and a £10m loan
September 15 – Norwich City, battling for a return to the Premier League having been relegated last season, are the latest English club to attract US investors.
Finance
Real Madrid report rebound in turnover as profits rise to €13m
September 14 – Real Madrid is reporting a €13 million profit for the financial year 2021/22 on a turnover of €722 million. The is a €69 million increase in tunover on the previous year.
LaLiga raises Barca spending cap, but Tebas warns they still have to cut costs by €200m
September 12 – FC Barcelona’s spending cap has been raised by €800 million to €656 million after the sale of club assets, the Spanish topflight La Liga confirmed.
US’s Common Group adds Dutch club Vitesse Arnheim to club ownership roster
September 9 – American investment firm Common Group has acquired Dutch top flight club Vitesse Arnhem after Russian owner Valeri Oyf departed because of the war in Ukraine.
LiveScore Group to expand with £50m investment from Ringier
September 7 – LiveScore Group, who have driven their footprint in the football market with the real time delivery of match scores globally, has taken a £50 million investment from Swiss media and technology giant Ringier, valuing the LiveScore business at £500 million.
Premier League clubs record a €9.5bn trading loss on player transfers over last 10 years
September 6 – Over the past ten years, the English Premier League clubs have accumulated a transfer deficit of -€9.5 billion, dwarfing the next highest deficit of a Big 5 league, Italy’s Serie A, of 1.4 billion. In contrast France’s Ligue 1 clubs have a positive balance of €350 million – despite PSG’s negative balance of €868 million.
PSG top UEFA’s financial bad boy list with €65m sanction, as 8 clubs fined €172m in total
September 4 – UEFA has hammered eight of Europe’s biggest clubs with fines totalling €172 million. Big spending Paris St Germain were hardest hit with fines of €65 million.
Antony’s £82m move to Man Utd closes record £1.9bn EPL transfer window
By Andrew Warshaw
September 2 – The summer transfer window slammed shut on Thursday night with the most expensive ever deadline-day signing in Manchester United’s eye-watering £82 million purchase of Brazilian winger Antony from Ajax.
Redbird lands $1.2bn AC Milan deal
By Samindra Kunti
September 1 – Redbird Capital, the investment firm with ties to the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, has acquired Italian giants AC Milan for $1.2 billion.
US investors return Denmark’s Helsingør FC to local ownership
August 31 – Helsingør FC have returned to Danish ownership after the American consortium led by Jordan Gardner decided to relinquish control.
DFL opens private equity talks over $3.6bn capital raise
August 24 – The German Football League (DFL) has returned for a second pass at the private equity markets, this time bringing in Deutsche Bank as its advisors on the potential sale of a broadcast rights package.
Barca, PSG and Juve top list of clubs facing new FFP crackdown
August 23 – FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are among ten European elite clubs that may face sanctions for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
Glazers consider Man Utd sell off options to raise £200m for Old Trafford expansion
August 23 – Manchester United owners the Glazer family are considering selling a share of future TV income to raise £200 million.
Russian oil firm Lukoil steps in to refuel Spartak Moscow’s finances
August 23 – Russian oil firm Lukoil has acquired Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow as well as the club’s home venue, the Spartak Stadium.
Sport Republic buys second club with Turkey’s Göztepe added to Saints ownership
August 23 – Sport Republic, the London-based investment firm which majority owns Premier League Southampton, has agreed to buy a 70% shareholding in Turkish second tier club Göztepe S.K.