Premier League losses soar as transfer profits fade amid rising debt | OneFootball

Premier League clubs’ combined pre-tax losses jumped more than 600 per cent year on year to £948m in 2024-25, up from £135m, Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance has found.

The report linked the surge to transfer spending and a lack of sizeable one-off gains, noted net debt edging up to £3.6bn from £3.5bn, and said Europe’s football market grew 13 per cent to 40.2bn euros (£34.3bn) in 2024-25. It expects revenues to level off or even decline in coming years, adding that more fixtures alone may not deliver sustainable growth.

Aston Villa were among the few to post a profit, £17m on record revenue of £370m. That outcome was aided by £114m from the sales of the women’s team and Villa Park’s Warehouse operating rights, otherwise the club would have recorded a £97m loss.

Wolves recorded £15.3m in their 2024-25 accounts published earlier this year. In the Championship, collective pre-tax losses rose 12 per cent to £355m, with only three clubs in profit. Albion lost £17m, an improvement on £31m in 2023-24.

The gulf in income remains stark, with Premier League clubs generating £6.8bn against £942m in the Championship, the latter down two per cent year on year. Talks on a New Deal for a fairer TV split have stalled since 2024, and the Independent Football Regulator holds backstop powers to impose a settlement if agreement cannot be reached.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com