In England the money, and in Spain - the stars
In England the money, and in Spain - the stars
The teams from the Premier League have invested this summer for new players € 950 million euros more than the Spanish league, a difference which is twice bigger than two years ago. Huge difference, taking into account that at the beginning of the century, both championships were par for the money spent. And it seems that the gap will increase further.
In England had guaranteed for the next three years € 7 billion euros from local TV stations, plus another € 3 billion from TV rights from abroad, which is two times more than received during the previous three years. In Spain televisions will pay for the same time period € 2,71 billion of local companies, plus another € 1,8 billion TV rights abroad.
The average annual salary for a player from the Premier League to € 3 million euros as the sum of the average wages of the players from the Spanish La Liga and the German Bundesliga. And here is the great paradox: among the 18 players in the top three for the Ballon d'Or for the last 6 years without a single Premier League.
Spanish clubs 16 times its qualified players in the top 3 (Barcelona and Real Madrid), while the remaining two were from Bayern. Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Bale, Grizman, Iniesta, Modric, Benzema ... the greatest figures in world football in Spain.
Until last season, Barcelona and Real Madrid headed the list of most revenue from TV among the major leagues. Both clubs went back to € 160 million. Leaders in England came to € 130 million. But this season, even the team with the lowest incomes in the Premier League will be equal to the two Spanish giants, whose revenues will fall because of the new distribution of TV money, which would be fairer for smaller teams.
Sufficient example is Eibar, who in his first season in the big received € 15m. From TV money last took € 28m., And this season will reach € 42 million. A modest teams will receive more financial muscle but the difference with the great will remain large, so they will have to impose strict limits on spending.
The total debt of Spanish football decline, but now it exceeds € 2 billion. Meanwhile, no one can fight against the Premier League and Barcelona and Real Madrid will experience increasing difficulty in attracting the best players on the market.
Because the team that receives at least television money in England last year, there was a € 10 million over TV revenue Atletico Madrid. A Seville, which expects € 66 million. Will have season 2 times less than Burnley in England.
The teams from the Premier League scattered over € 1,4 billion for the new players, the Italian Serie A - € 700m., While the German Bundesliga - € 543 mln., The three championship broke barriers and spent more money than ever to strengthen .
La Liga stuck with € 460 million. Cost, ie at the level of the summer of 2000 when Real Madrid detonated the market by attracting Figo (over € 62 million.), And Barcelona spending received for Ronaldo for players like Overmars, Gerard , Alfonso Petit, who did not meet expectations.
The hysteria in the transfer market helps mostly for creating and maintaining some illusions. On the night of August 31, 2016 at the headquarters of the Spanish league were registered 27 transfer deals Primera, of which 21 were leasing. Granada welcomes the season with 13 players rent, more than half of the composition.
"Our goal is to keep our best players," cut TEBAS Javier, president of the Spanish Football League. Doubts will be strengthened if a few years the clubs fail to rehabilitate their finances quickly. Because at the time they reach € 2,5 milliard. TEBAS assures that when Spanish clubs pay their debts, the Premier League will remain behind.
"What distinguishes our championship from others is that when you publish the odds of UEFA, our ratio is 2 times larger than the second European league this list - continues TEBAS. - We are the most powerful and controversial championship with two of the best teams in the world that are big stars. "