EFL 1 Club by Club Financial Analysis

[Gary@Millwall]

Sporting Lisbon

Current Balance: £180,000
Number Players to be lost due to be over 31 Years of Age with Zero Value: 5
Number of players that can be promoted from Academy: 2
Net Reduction in SHN Value (not including EOS abs): £75,900,000.
Potential Prize Money:

• League Finish: 16th to 17th = £8m
• Objectives last season = £7.5m
• Stadium Upgrade 5K last season = £12m to repeat this season
• Academy Improvements £0m Last season = 90% probable £0m this season

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Jason Fortune has done an excellent job significantly reducing the age of the Portuguese Club and keeping the Club in EFL1. They will be hoping to get a least a point from relegated Lazio hoping that they can sneak into the DPT competition next season.

Jason may have to be creative in the transfer market again in the close season as finances are extremely stretched in the Portuguese Capital

Current Balance: £180,000
League Gate Receipts: £8,100,000
League 16th Place: £8,000,000
Objective Money: £7,500,000
Media: £0
Wages: (£12,900,000)
Stadium Upgrade 5k: (£12,000,000)
Academy Upgrade (Scout and Coach): (£0)
Total Maximum Funds Deficit: (£1,120,000)

If Jason again adds another 5k seats to the Stadium it is highly likely Lisbon will start the bonanza in the red.

With Lisbon squad now of a good age throughout Jason only real priority is a 2^nd striker and it will be interesting to see if he makes that his number one priority over the capacity increase.

I would also not be surprised if Jason raised enough money to purchase a Coach so that he can start a production line of talent to work their way through to the first team.

[Gary@Millwall]

Bayer Leverkusen

Current Balance: £3,580,000
Number Players to be lost due to be over 31 Years of Age with Zero Value: 3
Number of players that can be promoted from Academy: 2
Net Reduction in SHN Value (not including EOS abs): £96,600,000.
Potential Prize Money:

• League Finish: 17th = £8m
• Objectives last season = £7.5m
• Stadium Upgrade 0K last season = £0m to repeat this season
• Academy Improvements £0m Last season = 90% probable £0m this season

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Ant Harris performed an absolute miracle keeping Leverkusen up which led to German Giants Bayern Munich select him over other impressive candidates to be their next boss.

Whoever takes the Bayer Leverkusen job in the close season will need to maybe sell players to raise cash to replace their ageing defence.

Current Balance: £3,580,000
League Gate Receipts: £7,425,000
League 17th Place: £8,000,000
DBC Quarter Final: £3,000,000
Objective Money: £7,500,000
Media: £0
Wages: (£15,600,000)
Stadium Upgrade 5k: (£0)
Academy Upgrade (Scout and Coach): (£0)
Total Maximum Funds: £13,905,000

It will be interesting to see if the new manager will be willing to sell soon to be 20 year old forward Washington to raise cash to reduce the age of ageing defence.

Rumours are abound that the Millwall and Norwich City bosses have Washington on their radar with a source in South East London leaking that Washington is one of two players the Millwall boss wants to sign in the close season.

[Gary@Millwall]

Borussia Dortmund

Current Balance: £13,220,000
Number Players to be lost due to be over 31 Years of Age with Zero Value: 3
Number of players that can be promoted from Academy: 2
Net Reduction in SHN Value (not including EOS abs): £74,200,000.
Potential Prize Money:

• League Finish: 18th = £7m
• Objectives last season = £7.5m
• Stadium Upgrade 10K last season = £29m to repeat this season
• Academy Improvements £77m Last season = 90% probable £45m this season

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Borussia Dortmund fans and Board members have had a double kick in the gonads, with relegation and the shock resignation of their long term boss Niall Grimes. Once tipped to be the next big team to emerge due to a great squad of youth players Niall was looking to rebuild that investing large sums of capital in the academy and stadium last close season.

The Board and fans will be watching closely and be hoping that the new manager will be able to raise the funds to continue the great infrastructure work Niall started.

Current Balance: £13,220,000
League Gate Receipts: £8,775,000
League 18th Place: £7,000,000
Objective Money: £7,500,000
Media: £0
Wages: (£17,050,000)
Stadium Upgrade 5k: (£29,000,000)
Academy Upgrade (Scout and Coach): (£45,000,000)
Total Maximum Funds Deficit: (£54,555,000)

It will be interesting to see how the new manager takes Dortmund forward, they do not seem to have the Financial resources to continue last seasons infrastructure investment.

With one coach already hired it would surprise me if the new manager did not invest £20m if they can find the cash to do so for the academy 30 weeks training.

It would surprise me if they increased the stadium capacity again or purchased their 2^nd scout. The new manager may well decide to divert any cash to trying to reduce the age of some players with 6 players over the age of 31.

[Gary@Millwall]

Feyenoord

Current Balance: £13,800,000
Number Players to be lost due to be over 31 Years of Age with Zero Value: 0
Number of players that can be promoted from Academy: 3
Net Reduction in SHN Value (not including EOS abs): £81,000,000.
Potential Prize Money:

• League Finish: 16th to 20th = £4m to £4m
• Objectives last season = £7.5m
• Stadium Upgrade 0K last season = £0m to repeat this season
• Academy Improvements £0m Last season = 90% probable £0m this season

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The last of the promoted Clubs and the only one that failed to make the jump up to EFL1 as they are relegated back to EFL2 despite caretaker boss Ray Wallace doing his best to keep them up.

The Board will be searching high and low for a new manager and with a relatively young squad should get the quality manager the fans crave in the close season.

Current Balance: £13,800,000
League Gate Receipts: £8,100,000
League 19th Place: £7,000,000
Objective Money: £7,500,000
Media: £0
Wages: (£10,950,000)
Stadium Upgrade 5k: (£0)
Academy Upgrade (Scout and Coach): (£0)
Total Maximum Funds: £25,450,000

Feyenoord look well set to fight out at the top of EFL2 next season. They do not appear to have the biggest balance but look like they only need to tweak the playing side just a little bit to have a great chance of promotion.

[Gary@Millwall]

Lazio

Current Balance: £37,520,000
Number Players to be lost due to be over 31 Years of Age with Zero Value: 2
Number of players that can be promoted from Academy: 3
Net Reduction in SHN Value (not including EOS abs): £87,700,000.
Potential Prize Money:

• League Finish: 20th = £7m
• Objectives last season = £7.5m
• Stadium Upgrade 10K last season = £29m to repeat this season
• Academy Improvements £45m Last season = 90% probable £0m this season

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In a real shock Lazio find themselves relegated to EFL2. Ryan Field will be devastated but the Board and fans know he is the right man for the job to get Lazio back to the promise land at the first attempt.

Ryan has already made moves to raise cash for a serious assault on the EFL2 title selling in principle one of his defensive midfielders.

Many teams in EFL2 will shut up stop against a giant of a side and it will be a cup final for many teams.

Current Balance: £37,520,000
League Gate Receipts: £8,775,000
League 20th Place: £7,000,000
Objective Money: £7,500,000
Media: £0
Wages: (£16,100,000)
Stadium Upgrade 5k: (£29,000,000)
Academy Upgrade (Scout and Coach): (£45,000,000)
Total Maximum Funds Deficit: (£29,305,000)

Ryan has a real opportunity to invest heavily in the Clubs infrastructure and I would not be surprised if Ryan again increase the Capacity by 10k seats, as well as purchasing the Clubs 2^nd scout as it is now £20m cheaper than last seasons cost.

I would also not be surprised if Lazio used that £20m saving to hire the Clubs 1^st Academy Coach.

Ryan will be expected to walk EFL2 at a canter and being a very good manager should be back in EFL1 for season 6.