PSG on the European payroll podium. The Paris club said the third highest payroll in Europe in 2018, according to a report released Thursday by UEFA Thursday January 16, which also points to the "significant" increase in revenues of the champion club of France.
The PSG, with 337 million euros in payroll, comes just behind the total of the emoluments paid by FC Barcelona (529) and Real Madrid (431), according to the data of the European body gathered in its panorama annual club football.
The club, owned by the QSI investment fund QSI, has not counted the expenses, increasing its payroll by 24% over a year. This increase coincides with the arrivals in the summer of 2017 of superstars Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, two of the best paid players on the continent.
PSG turnover up almost 20%
But Monaco was even more generous over the same period (+ 34%). ASM spends more on salaries than it earns in revenue, according to UEFA.
The report also points to the “significant” growth in PSG turnover (+ 18%, to 638 million euros in 2019) which allows it to rise to fifth place in Europe in the category. These figures join those of Deloitte (635.9) released on Tuesday and which place FC Barcelona at the top of the ranking with 840 million revenues.
The good performance of Olympique Lyonnais (221 million euros in turnover in 2019, +57 million euros in one year) is also cited by the authority.
But overall, French clubs are doing worse than their European neighbors. Ligue 1 generated 1.7 billion in 2018, less than Italy (2.3), Spain (3.1), Germany (3.2) and England (5, 4).
The best stadium yield in Europe
TV rights represent the main source of revenue, at 37%. The expected increase in these from 2020 (1.1 billion per year) suggests a beginning of catching up for L1.
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UEFA also ranks PSG sixth in ticket sales revenue (€ 100 million). The club has the best stadium performance in Europe, generating 93.3 euros per spectator per game.
But Ligue 1 is struggling in this area. With 21.9 euros per person per match, French clubs are below the average (27.3 euros), in a small ninth place.
