PREMIER LEAGUE clubs are set to earn a pretty penny from Uefa before they even kick a ball in Europe this season.
Seven English clubs will be competing across the three Uefa club competitions, which have undergone a radical format change.
This new set-up puts them in a Swiss-style league system, instead of the previously adopted eight groups of four with the top two progressing.
Now, each club will play eight matches in the opening phase - against seeded opposition, in a system designed to ensure that teams overall play opponents of similar difficulty.
The top eight teams in the “final” table will automatically go through to the last 16, where they will be joined by the eight play-off winners of ties between the sides placed ninth to 24th in the table.
Despite there being just eight matches in the opening phase, European matches will be spread over ten midweek slots.
But how much will each team earn from the new Uefa package?
Kicking us off are Premier League champions Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola is hoping to land a second European title with the club this season.
Winning every match in the Champions League alone could see them earn somewhere in the region of £140million-£145m.
But before a ball has even been kicked they are in line to receive £53m from the new package.
Liverpool will earn at least £51m from the deal, Arsenal about £46m and Aston Villa give or take around £33m.
By comparison, the Europa League offers a far less bountiful starting prize pool.
Tottenham, who qualified for the competition through a fifth-place league finish, will earn £12m.
This figure is the same as what Manchester United, who qualified through winning the FA Cup, will also receive.
Meanwhile, Chelsea - who were knocked out of the Europa League and into the Europa Conference League because of United's FA Cup triumph - are in line to earn just £5m.
The new automated Champions League league phase draw is due to take place at 5pm on Thursday evening at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The Europa League and Conference League draws are then due to take place the following day at 12pm and 1.30pm respectively.
The pots for the Champions League are as follows:
Pot 1:
Pot 2:
Pot 3:
Pot 4
Who will fill the TBD spots?
The spots that you can not accurately predict come down to three play-off games - here are the matches in question:
The qualifying side with the lowest coefficient will go into Pot 4, with the others going into Pot 3.
Jackson_Kpadeh_Jr
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how?
By playing more games in Europe and getting money from stadium entry. To say the least, they're favorite to win the Conference 🤷🏽♂️
kopigao
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You bought into the propaganda narratives of double squad & 45 man squad made by Chelsea haters. It's a shame as a Chelsea fan you should know better about your team.
I appreciate your concern about my grasp of CFC. So, are you suggesting that the 45 players are on free wages and CFC doesn’t have to pay anything at all? Let’s be real and do the math—CFC still has to cover wages even if those players are loaned out to other clubs. Don’t just regurgitate info from the internet and act like you know what’s up. It was a shame on you too, bro.
MogastyJn
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So just £ 5m . United you see what’s cause 🤫
Leycdilrsy
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5m probably is not enough to pay the weekly wages of Chelsea 45 men squad
You bought into the propaganda narratives of double squad & 45 man squad made by Chelsea haters. It's a shame as a Chelsea fan you should know better about your team.
kopigao
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5m probably is not enough to pay the weekly wages of Chelsea 45 men squad
Conbklmnrt
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At the end of the day Chelsea will get more money in Europe than you, keep this in mind🥴
how?
yowostyz
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Chelsea need to distribute the 5M to Arsenal and Man united 🤣
Jackson_Kpadeh_Jr
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United we stand, from getting nothing to get 12m and turn Chelsea 12m to 5m
At the end of the day Chelsea will get more money in Europe than you, keep this in mind🥴
Alukecity
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atleast we are Above Chelsea 🤣🤣
DamObed
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This Chelsea amount na sadaka
Tuecdmrsu
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United we stand, from getting nothing to get 12m and turn Chelsea 12m to 5m
Chelsea might end up earning more than man u, bcos I fear man u may not make it to round of 16 and Chelsea might just get to the final and lift the trophy
Jatcilmny
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United we stand, from getting nothing to get 12m and turn Chelsea 12m to 5m
And so😍😍
elkay23
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5 million for the billionaires 😂