Newcastle United in line for ‘minimum’ £52m payout with more on the way
Newcastle United are back competing in the Champions League again this season following their strong 2024-25 campaign.
Eddie Howe’s side last played in the Champions League in 2023-24, but the prize money on offer is more significant now following Uefa’s revamp of its European competitions.
Newcastle could earn up to £100million if they perform well and reach the latter stages of the competition.
The Tyneside club have picked up three points from their opening two games, with their 4-0 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise providing a significant boost last week.
Former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider Newcastle previously generated around £26m from the Champions League two seasons ago.
Newcastle owners inject £100m+ after rising costs
Newcastle’s owners recently injected £111m into the club in a bid to help pay the bills following their summer deals.
Nick Woltemade was Newcastle’s most expensive signing of the window, with his £69m move from Stuttgart taking their overall spending to more than £240m.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the £111m injection, Borson said: “Well, there’s no choice, you’ve got to pay the bills.
“The business is still loss making. Their revenues are improving, but not dramatically.
“It’ll be better this season again because of the Champions League and again largely because the minimum that you can get from a Champions League run is far more than when they were last there.
“If you go back and look at the accounts for the previous time they were in the Champions League two years ago, they were generating about €30m (£26m).”
Newcastle failed to get out of the group stage in their latest Champions League campaign after facing Borussia Dortmund, PSG and AC Milan.
Newcastle could land £50m+ windfall
Howe’s side will land a significant windfall just from playing in the Champions League this season.
Borson said: “This time it’ll probably be near a €60m (£52m) minimum. That’s even if they don’t really get much beyond the play-off, let’s say.
“So, just taking the eight to 10 games minimum, they’re going to generate something like €60m versus €30m last time, so that’s all great.
“But the problem is they need to pay the bills, the wage bill has gone up a lot, and they bought a lot of players. Yes, they’ve got money coming in from the sale of players like Isak, but generally, there’s a cash requirement to pay the bills.
“So, for some time, you’re going to still see money being put in by PIF and the Reubens to pay the bills.”
Newcastle smashed their club-record revenue in their latest published accounts for 2023-24 after their overall turnover surged from £250m in 2022-23 to £320m.
Meanwhile, their losses fell from £72m to £11m across the same period.
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