Leeds: ‘most cost-effective club’ in the PL - Vital Leeds 24/7/22

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Ollie Mitchell

The financial figures for Europe’s top leagues can provide some interesting insight into the world of Leeds United, and some of this can be found in this article.

First, we get some idea of how Leeds are able to outbid AC Milan, the Italian champions, for Club Brugge forward Charles de Ketelaere. Television revenue alone brought in £116 million for the Whites, almost double that of the Rossoneri – who only brought in £66.3 million in league TV revenue. As LeedsLive note, even their Champions League TV revenue only brings this up to £96 million, still comfortably below Leeds. The financial muscle of the Premier League is clear to see, and this is down to having four domestic broadcasting partners – Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport – as well as numerous international partners including BEIN Sports and Super Sport.

Twitter user @KieranMaguire has noted that for the 2020/21 season, Leeds got the most for their money, spending less than 3x as much as Chelsea for every goal scored across the Premier League season, accounting for both wages and transfer fees.

This seems to justify Leeds’ big spending this window, being up there with Europe’s elite in terms of transfer fess this summer. The outgoings of Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips, of course, also help Leeds and Jesse Marsch’s quest to build the perfect side to build upon last season’s successful relegation fight. The below figures are now old news but they demonstrate the kind of company the club are keeping financially.

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