Real Madrid’s wage bill stands at €707 million this season, according to 2Playbook. The club’s members will have to ratify the accounts at the general assembly scheduled for Saturday.
Wage bill and UEFA rules
According to 2Playbook, the total accounts for 57% of Real Madrid’s turnover and 50% of its revenues, keeping the club within UEFA’s limits and regulations.
The 2Playbook report says that €44.4 million of the total covers the technical staff and the basketball team’s players, while the women’s football team accounts for €8.5 million.
Revenue and profit expectations
GOAL reported that Real Madrid expect to bring in revenues of €1.405 billion this season. Florentino Pérez and his board anticipate profits of around €14 million.
Bernabéu income and player sales
GOAL reported that the Bernabéu should generate €420 million for the club through fan memberships, ticket sales, the museum, the VIP areas and events such as the American football league match staged on 8 November.
According to 2Playbook, player sales bring in €155 million, with the bulk coming from academy graduates such as Nico Paz, Jacobo Ortega, Víctor Muñoz, Gonzalo García and César Palacios.
Sport reported that president Florentino Pérez spent generously in this summer’s transfer market, with Dean Huijsen, Bernardo Silva, Ibrahima Konaté, Carlos Espí, Marc Cucurella and Dumfries arriving in the Madrid dressing room.
Women’s football and basketball budgets
According to 2Playbook, the women’s team ran up losses of €785,000 last season, and its budget for the current campaign has climbed to €16 million.
According to 2Playbook, the basketball section’s budget for this season has risen to €67 million, while losses there reached €33 million last season.
