€48m already in the bag! Varandas boosts Sporting without sales | OneFootball

Sporting secured revenue of 48.4 million euros from participating in this season’s Champions League, even before taking to the pitch. The amount comes from the 18.6 million related to the fixed participation prize, plus another 29.7 million from the so-called “value pillar”, which includes TV rights and the clubs’ European track record.

Last season’s European campaign carried significant weight in these figures. The Lions reached the Champions League quarter-finals, in what was the club’s best-ever run in the competition and also Sporting’s most profitable season in European tournaments, with total revenue of 79.5 million euros.

However, the Lisbon side now has a lower market value than several of the opponents it will face. Valued at 378.7 million euros by Transfermarkt, Sporting will come up against five more valuable teams: Manchester City, valued at 1.4 billion, Barcelona, at 1.2 billion, Manchester United, at 924 million, Roma, at 484 million, and Galatasaray, which stands at 411.6 million.

The European schedule begins this Wednesday against Galatasaray, at Alvalade, followed by a trip to Lens on 13 October and a home match against LASK Linz eight days later. In November, the Lions visit Shakhtar Donetsk on the 3rd and host Bruno Fernandes’ Manchester United on the 25th. The league phase continues with a trip to Roma on 8 December, a home match against Barcelona on 20 January, and ends on the 27th of the same month, away to Man City.

ended sales with revenue of more than 200.8 million euros. To strengthen the squad, the Lions invested 123.2 million,

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