Serie A Clubs Make The Deloitte Football Money League Top 20

Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan are the three Italian soccer clubs featuring in Deloitte Football Money League 2022, a detailed financial review of the highest revenue-generating soccer clubs in the world. This year’s financial analysis refers to the 2020/21 season, which is the first one to have entirely been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a ranking that is predominantly filled with English Premier League clubs (half of the first 20 teams hail from England), Juventus are the only Italian side that managed to secure a top-10 finish.

The Bianconeri, who are ranked ninth with €433.5 million ($476m) in revenue, have climbed up one position from 2019/20, when they sat in 10th place with revenue just above €400m.

It will be interesting to see how things play out for Juventus in the future considering the club’s ongoing financial adversities and underachieving performances on the field (they failed to go past the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 and are sitting in fourth place in the Serie A table).

What’s more, the club has recently made drastic choices about its roster: In the January transfer window, it disbursed a large amount of cash to sign Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina, while it did not grant Paulo Dybala the kind of contract extension that he had been expecting. After seven years, Dybala is set to leave Turin for free in the summer, with domestic and international clubs ready to make an offer for the talented Argentine striker.

Inter Milan have occupied the 14th position for two straight seasons in Deloitte’s review, experiencing a significant €40 million revenue boost last season with respect to the 2019/20 financial year.

The 2020/21 campaign, however, has been financially challenging for Inter, who posted the largest loss in Serie A history and were pushed to seek help from foreign investment.

The reigning Serie A champions, who generated €330.9 million ($364m) in revenue in 2020/21, also have the second-highest wage bill in Italy.

For their roster, Inter are currently spending €130 million ($143m) according to Gazzetta dello Sport estimates. This amount is down from the €149m of 2020/21, partly due to the departure of players that were collecting lucrative contracts, such as Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen.

After not making the top-20 cut in 2019/20, AC Milan are now ranked 19th in Deloitte Football Money League 2022, piling up €216.3 million ($238m) in revenue.

In recent years, the club has taken a very rigorous approach to spending by cutting costs and refusing to grant contract extensions that are not in line with the club’s values and budget capabilities.

While this policy has caused Milan to see some of their best players leave as free agents (it is the case of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and now, Franck Kessie), it is building credibility and a strong sense of belonging at the club.

And, results are proving them right: Despite being just the 4th largest spender in Italy, Milan are currently leading Serie A, chasing their 19th scudetto in what is one of Europe’s hottest title races.

Germany’s Bayern Munich, who are in third position in Deloitte’s review, generated €611.4 million in revenue in 2020/21, while Spain’s Real Madrid are ranked second with €640m.

The top step of the podium is occupied by England’s Manchester City with a stunning €644.9m ($709m).

Serie A clubs spent €174m on agents’ fees in 2021, 26% more than in 2020, with Juventus, Inter and Roma the top three spenders last year.

Despite the financial crisis hitting Italian football, Serie A clubs spent more money on agent fees in 2021 than in the previous year.

As Calcio&Finanza highlights, the average spending of Serie A clubs on agent fees in 2021 is €8.7m. The tally includes negotiations for new signings, sales or contract extensions. Last year, Juventus paid almost €30m to agents, followed by Inter and Roma. There is a huge gap between the top three spenders and the other clubs. Milan are fourth with slightly more than €12m.

The Rossoneri saw Gigio Donnarumma and Hakan Calhanoglu leave at the end of their contracts in the summer and agents’ fees are believed to be one of the reasons why the Rossoneri failed to extend with their former stars.

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Napoli, who currently sit second in the Serie A table, are behind Atalanta, Fiorentina and Sampdoria have paid less than €7m to players’ representatives in 2021.

Agent fees: How much did Serie A clubs spend in 2021?

• Juventus – €28.914.175 euro
• Inter – €27.512.882 euro
• Roma – €25.962.250 euro
• Milan – €12.567.884,67 euro
• Atalanta – €8.353.775 euro
• Fiorentina – €8.256.475 euro
• Sampdoria – €7.227.645,10 euro
• Napoli – €6.906.264,11 euro
• Sassuolo – €6.817.361,37 euro
• Udinese – €5.820.175,61 euro
• Cagliari – €4.979.275 euro
• Lazio – €4.716.477,29 euro
• Genoa – €4.678.770 euro
• Verona – €4.539.516,75 euro
• Bologna – €3.961.288,80 euro
• Empoli – €3.631.850 euro
• Torino – €3.492.116 euro
• Spezia – €2.391.278,14 euro
• Venezia – €1.859.570,25
• Salernitana – €1.242.844,59
• Total: €173.831.816,68 
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Juventus Serie A rival meets with Dybala’s entourage

Juventus has decided to let Paulo Dybala leave after failing to agree on a new deal with the Argentinian attacker. He has helped the club greatly since he moved to the Allianz Stadium in 2015 and remains a key player for the Bianconeri. However, he has been injury-prone in this campaign and the Bianconeri have decided to build their team around the recently-acquired Dusan Vlahovic.

This means he can now speak to other clubs about a transfer from the Allianz Stadium and he is free to reach a pre-contract agreement with them.

Juve fans understand their club’s decision, but they will be surprised to hear about the club Dybala wants to play for next.

Tutto Sport says he might turn out for Inter Milan as the Nerazzurri pushes to do a deal with his entourage.

They have already met with his representative to know what the attacker will want and they will now work on presenting an offer to him.

The report maintains they are not in a hurry to do a deal, but they have already started work on adding him to their squad.

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Juve FC Says

Dybala can join any club he likes to some of us, but there are others who believe he shouldn’t even think about moving to a serious rival like Inter Milan.

They remain one of the clubs we share a bitter rivalry with and he could tarnish all his Bianconeri legacy by turning out for them, and it could be worse if he wins trophies with them.

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