Barça n°1, the top European clubs that made the most profits in 2022

February 17, 2023 at 6:05 PM by Dridi Amichi

FC Barcelona has gone from dizzying losses to unparalleled revenue in Europe, from the 2021 balance sheet to the next, in 2022.

The report “The European Club Footballing Landscape”, published by UEFA in February, reveals the identity of the clubs – among the richest in Europe – having earned the most money in the 2021-2022 season. If the PSG inherited the dunce cap, since it is the one who conversely shows the biggest deficit, at 370 million euros in losses, the Barca serve as the top of the class as the Blaugrana made the most profits in 2022.

Barça won 124 million euros in 2022

It is a spectacular recovery that the Catalan club has operated. It passed in a season of record losses, at 342 million euros, at the end of the 2022 financial year, on a net profit of 124 million euros. In financial difficulties, the Blaugrana club had to part with its biggest salaries, in particular Lionel Messi, who joined PSG. Or Antoine Griezmann, who left for Atlético de Madrid. To ease their finances, Barca also took out a €595m loan from Goldman Sachs bank. The Catalan club has also sold shares of its assets, 10% of the income from TV rights sold to Sixth Street over the next 25 years against a check for 207 million euros.

Bayern Munich, a management model for years

Considered one of the best managed clubs in the world, Bayern Munich made a profit of 17 million euros in the 2021-2022 season. The Bavarians end their 30th consecutive season with positive accounts. This is a record, which he pushes back a little more each year. And that’s not all, since in 2022 he beat another on turnover. Excluding the transfer market, this amounts to 667 million euros. Deutsche Qualität.