October 3 – A new set of updated player valuations, this time from Football Benchmark, has put Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé at the top of the most valuable player list at €233.3 million, almost €34 million higher than Erling Haaland.
October 4 – Argentinian club River Plate have announced plans to raise $20 million through a public offering in a financial vehicle that will invest the money in the club, potentially introducing a new investment approach for Argentinian football clubs.
October 4 – Portuguese giants Benfica have reported losses of €31.4 million for the 2023-24 season on turnover of €179 million excluding player transfers.
October 3 – Belgian football is facing a significant financial challenge as tax authorities are demanding the repayment of €121.2 million from the industry.
October 3 – Bundesliga club St. Pauli has unveiled plans to sell shares to a fans cooperative to raise up to €30 million for the purchase of a controlling stake in their stadium, the Millerntor, valued at an estimated €60 million.
October 2 – Player valuation site Transfermarkt has named Erling Haaland as the most valuable footballer in the world, with a record-breaking valuation of €200 million in its latest Premier League update. This not only crowns the Manchester City striker as the highest-valued player globally but also marks the highest market value in the sport’s history.
October 1 – Following an extraordinary meeting of Barcelona’s directors, the club are reporting a loss of €91 million for the 2023/24 financial year, though maintain that it is still moving financially towards profitability as it prepares for a return to its revamped Nou Camp Stadium.
September 27 – Bulgaria’s Spartak Varna owner Pavlin Nikolov has followed through on his promise and withdrawn from financing of the club after nearly 50 Spartak fans disrupted the team’s training session on Thursday and attacked head coach Kyriakos Georgiou.
September 26 – Inter Milan are reporting an increase of €48 million in revenue to €473 million for the 2023/24 financial year. The club also saw debt fall by around €50 million from €85 million to €36 million.
September 26 – Pavlin Nikolov,owner of the Bulgaria’s Spartak Varna, has said he will to stop funding the club if the fans “continue with the provocations”.
September 24 – Having pulled out of a deal to buy Everton on July 22, two months later The Friedkin Group has now reached an agreement to buy Farhad Moshiri’s majority 94% stake in the club.
September 24 – LaLiga’s Real Betis has received €125 million in a deal brokered by Goldman Sachs to restructure its debt and provide financial stability.
September 23 – The race for ownership stakes in the NWSL in the US has a new entrant with billionaire investor Marc Lasry reportedly close to taking a majority stake in the North Carolina Courage.
September 23 – Córdoba FC, promoted back into the second tier of Spain’s LaLiga via the play-offs at the end of last season, have announced San Francisco-based sports data analytics and software company Short Circuit Science as a minority investor.
September 20 – Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade has announced record revenue of €92 million since the start of the year.