In shadow of Premier League, Serie A flexes financial muscle

In shadow of Premier League, Serie A flexes financial muscle

In both overall outlay and net spend, Serie A is a clear second among the 'Big Five' leagues. While fee structures, conditional payments and financial sleights-of-hand can make the precise transfer values a little hazy, German site Transfermarkt on Thursday put Italy's total outgoings at more than one billion euros ($1.165bn), far ahead of La Liga, at three-quarters-of-a-billion, and then the Bundesliga. In all, the 20 Serie A clubs are almost …

In shadow of EPL, Serie A flexes financial muscle

ROME — For Italian football this has been a chastening year, yet, ahead of a likely frenzy before their transfer window shuts on September 1, Serie A clubs have spent the summer asserting their place in Europe’s financial pecking order. In both overall outlay and net spend; Serie A is a clear second among the ‘Big Five’ leagues. While fee structures, conditional payments and financial sleights-of-hand can make the precise transfer values a littl…

How Serie A Is Closing the €1 Billion Gap With the Premier League

Serie A and the Premier League both sell the same product. Elite football, top clubs, global stars. But the money each league pulls in from that product is far from equal. The Premier League’s broadcast income alone now runs several times higher than Serie A’s. Its current UK domestic rights deal is also worth roughly £1 billion more per year than Serie A’s current Italian deal. This shows how far apart the two leagues are in their core media ma…

In the Premier League’s shadow, Italy’s Serie A shows serious financial might

Serie A clubs reassert financial power in Europe, spending over €1B ahead of the transfer deadline.