Is Inter’s Thohir swapping Serie A for Oxford and a crack at the English leagues?
September 25 – Former Inter Milan president Erik Thohir looks to be back in club acquisition mode but on a smaller scale to his last club buy.
Finance
Socios.com now add Juve to blockchain-based Fan Token roll-out
September 24 – Juventus is the second of Europe’s big clubs to announce a deal with Socios.com to launch a fan token. The blockchain-based platform will give supporters who buy-in a mobile voting and polling platform designed to influence club decision making. Tokens will be tradeable.
Bernabeu revamp could generate up to €150m in increased revenue
September 24 – The ambition of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to remodel the iconic Bernabeu stadium looks closer to be achieved with the club saying that a revamped stadium would be worth and extra €100-150 million a year in increased match day and stadium revenue.
Celtic’s domestic dominance pushes revenue past £100m with £27m of cash in the bank
By Paul Nicholson
September 21 – Scottish Double Treble winners Celtic have announced record revenue of £101.6 million, an £11 million improvement on the previous year and a doubling of profit to £17.3 million before tax.
Billion $ baby: Man City’s owners drive club transfer spending to top of Big 5 ranking
September 19 – Manchester City, who open their Champions League campaign tonight, have the most expensively assembled squad in the world, put together at a cost of almost €1 billion in transfer fees.
Credit Suisse failed to rigorously check FIFA account holders, says Swiss regulator
September 18 – Swiss bank Credit Suisse showed serious deficiencies in its efforts to combat money laundering when dealing with several organisations including FIFA and two international oil firms, according to the country’s financial watchdog.
Summer transfer spend hits $5.44bn with Big 5 Euro leagues accounting for $4.21bn
September 14 – FIFA has completed an analysis of Big 5 league transfers in the summer 2018 window using its International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) which recorded another new record level of global transfer spending at $5.44 billion.
Man City kick off new financial results season in solid but unspectacular fashion
By David Owen
September 14 – Just for a change it is the blue, rather than the red, side of Manchester that has kicked off the latest Premier League financial reporting season. A pity then that Manchester City’s newly-published 2017-18 results should be as solid and, well, unspectacular as much of the football played last year by Pep Guardiola’s record-breakers was irresistible and inspired.
Oscar and Hulk’s slow start hits Shanghai SIPG’s financial performance
September 14 – Understanding the financial scale of China’s professional clubs who hit the news with big money transfer deals before a government and Chinese FA crackdown, can be difficult. Latest results from Shanghai SIPG Group, owners of a Chinese Super League club, open a window to the market.
Brasil’s Avaí becomes first football club to launch its own cryptocurrency
By Paul Nicholson
September 12 – Brasileiro Série B football club Avaí Futebol Clube has become the first football club to launch its own cryptocurrency with in Initial Coin Offering (ICO) targeting a $20 million capital raise.
Did Chelsea drop a €68m ball with Courtois and Arrizabalaga in the transfer market?
September 12 – Chelsea could have lost as much as €68 million in value on their goalkeeper trading in the summer transfer window, according to new analysis from the CIES Football Observatory.
Moshiri tightens financial grip on Everton
By Paul Nicholson
September 12 – Everton’s major shareholder Farhad Moshiri (pictured) has increased his stake in the Premier League club to 68.6% with the purchase of a further 18.7% of shares to add to the 49.9% he bought for £87.5 million in March 2016.
Scottish FA agrees deal to buy Hampden Park for £5m in 2020
September 12 – The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has agreed a deal to buy Hampden Park for £5 million from League Two side Queen’s Park when the existing lease of Hampden expires in summer 2020.
Perez seeks Socios approval for €575m loan to revamp Bernabeu
September 11 – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is to ask club members at a meeting on September 23 to approve plans for a €575 million loan to revamp the club’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
European clubs show €600m profit on revenue of €20.1bn
September 10 – European football’s top-division clubs made a profit for the first time on record in 2017 totalling €600 million as the effects of financial fair play kicked in.