Mikel Arteta on the Arsenal touchline.
Arsenal to secure £100m windfall thanks to Mikel Arteta achievement.
Arsenal are set to generate more than £100million this year from matchday income, as per football finance expert Kieran Maguire.
The Gunners failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League six seasons in a row before eventually securing a spot in Europe's elite competition last season thanks to their second-placed finish in the Premier League. According to Maguire, this is crucial for the club in terms of revenue generation, something that will of course help them in the transfer market as a result.
"Arsenal had almost reached the level of revenue received by Manchester United during the previous years in which the club was participating in the Champions League," he told Football Insider. "They were frequently generating more than £100million a year from match-day income but that has fallen since the loss of Champions League football at the Emirates Stadium.
"They were in danger of being eclipsed by another club in north London. But this should propel Arsenal back into the £100million a year bracket for matchday income.
"That is critical from the perspective of not only being able to compete in the transfer and wage market, but also in terms of making sure that they fit within the financial fair play rules which have been brought in by UEFA. Those regulations won't be breached if Arsenal are back in that high-income bracket."
Arsenal have spent heavily during this summer's transfer window, likely as a result of their Champions League status. The Gunners have splashed in excess of £200million to recruit Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice on a permanent basis whilst David Raya was signed initially on loan with an option to buy.
The focus for sporting director Edu now is very much to trim Arteta's bloated squad, with the likes of Nuno Tavares, Folarin Balogun and Kieran Tierney all linked with moves away.
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