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Chelsea’s £85m Club World Cup winnings now make Alejandro Garnacho deal possible, it’s a PSR win
In addition to pre-arranged deals to sign the likes of Kendry Paez, Estevao and Dario Essugo, Chelsea have already spent big on transfers this summer.
Strikers Joao Pedro and Liam Delap showcased their talent in the United States at the Club World Cup, and Jamie Gittens will also be raring to go in pre-season.
Of course, many Chelsea fans may now be wondering if there’s more to come following their superb win in the US, which yielded £85m in prize money.
Chelsea are now world champions, and Enzo Maresca will surely be aiming to challenge for the Premier League title next term, even if Liverpool will be hard to beat.
But perhaps Chelsea’s success at the Club World Cup could provide a very welcome boost in that regard.
Chelsea won more than they expected at the Club World Cup
Speaking exclusively to TBR Football, finance expert Kieran Maguire has now explained the PSR implications of Chelsea’s winnings.
And it could be good news for Maresca, whose side hadn’t budgeted for beating Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
Maguire explained: “I suspect Chelsea budgeted probably to get out of their group and no further, so they’ve got an extra £40m odd.
“Chelsea made £85m from the tournament which was amazing revenue for a relatively few number of games, so that was beneficial to them, but to a certain extent that helps to plug the gaps.
“They didn’t have a front of shirt sponsor last season apart from the last couple of games and they don’t appear to have a front of shirt sponsor as yet for 2025/26, which is causing people to scratch their heads.
“They do have an awful lot of cash that’s required because they’ve been so significant as far as recruiting players in the last two to three seasons — they’ve been buying those players on credit.
“They probably owe the thick end of half a billion pounds in unpaid transfer fees, and there’s nothing wrong with that — it’s the way that modern football operates.
“But all the same, it’s going to absorb a lot of that cash. What it probably means is that the parent company won’t need to borrow as much money as they originally envisaged, and that can only be beneficial.
“So yeah, fantastic tournament for Chelsea and they can call themselves world champions, and they have ended up with probably twice as much money as they budgeted for.”
Chelsea’s winnings can help them sign Alejandro Garnacho from Man United
Of course, TBR Football recently shared that Chelsea had reignited talks to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s side are willing to sell Alejandro Garnacho for around £40m this summer as they look for a quick solution.
And Maguire has explained further how Chelsea’s £85m won in prize money could have an immediate positive impact on Maresca’s transfer budget, should the Blues choose to delve into the market again.
Maguire continued: “Chelsea’s prize money gives them flexibility realistically for the next three years because of the way that PSR works.
“I think you need to look at things on a rolling three-year cycle that we currently have in the world of PSG, although that could change.
“There’s no doubt that Premier League clubs have been looking at the UEFA model with a view to potentially adopting that.
“And again, that will be beneficial to Chelsea because that allows you to spend no more than 70% of your total money from broadcast, commercial and ticket sales on player wages and advertising and all of the accounting nonsense that we have to adjust for.
“So an extra for getting out of the group, you multiply that by 70%, that’s an extra £28m on wages — that’s a good night out, even in London.”