Last Updated: April 9 2026 | 08:24 BST
Aston Villa have risen to 14th in the 2026 Deloitte Football Money League, recording a club-record £391million turnover – a 45% surge driven by their historic Champions League quarter-final run. This financial leap, which saw the wages-to-turnover ratio plummet from 96 per cent to 71 per cent, has successfully anchored the club’s PSR compliance despite an £82m pre-tax loss. While the Premier League has verified Villa as compliant following the £55m sale of the women’s team, the boardroom remains under a UEFA settlement agreement, capping the 2026-27 transfer budget as the club transitions to the new Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) framework. Ahead of next season, Villa could once again find themselves back in the Champions League. They’re favourites to win the Europa League, with a quarter-final showdown with Bologna on the horizon, while also fourth in the Premier League standings with seven games to go.
One small boost in terms of the Europa League is, naturally, the extra prize money. If they manage to reach the semi-finals, then Aston Villa will earn approximately an extra £3millon to the coffers.
Aston Villa Financial Status
Figures based on official figures from Aston Villa’s accounts
Aston Villa face summer of change due to UEFA rules
While Villa cleared Premier League hurdles, UEFA’s Squad Cost Ratio (SCR), a 70 per cent cost-to-revenue cap, does not recognise intra-company asset sales. As a result, Unai Emery may have to sell in order to buy in the coming summer.
An effective transfer budget for summer 2026 will be heavily reliant on player trading in order to keep the wage bill within the strict 85 per cent Premier League cap. However, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, finance expert Stefan Borson believes that strong on-the-pitch performances this season could rake in over £150m.
According to the Deloitte Football Money League 2026 and the latest UEFA European Club Finance Landscape report, which was released in February, Aston Villa has staged the most aggressive financial climb in the Premier League.
However, while Villa’s revenue has surged to a record £390.2m, their wage-to-turnover ratio remains one of the highest in the elite bracket, creating a UEFA glass ceiling that the Big Six do not currently face.
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