Not all good news for Newcastle United, who has returned to the Champions League, is reporting that they are comfortable violating one of the UEFA rules and facing punishment as a result.
Newcastle is financially standing
When it comes to spending in the Premier League, they were very limited in 2024, but Champions League qualifications and player sales quickly resolved domestic issues this summer. So Eddie Howe finally welcomed a fresh face again, and was in a position to welcome many toes and Flo.
The arrival of Woltemade would have come as a special relief. German was one of many options on the list of striker targets in Newcastle. Ultimately, it was a Stuttgart striker who arrived, and for his achievements, he wasted time before finding a leg – scoring in his debut with the Wolverhampton Wanderers.
But where is Newcastle financially standing after a summer of spending and a record-breaking sale of Alexander Isaac? Football finance expert Kieram Maguire said in 2021 when Aston Villa sold Jack Grealish to Manchester City, and compared it.
He told BBC Sports: “They give them financial flexibility when they are forced to do nothing for some windows 12 months ago, and you don’t want to repeat it, especially when the club is ambitious and ambitious.”
So, once things stand, it appears that PIF meets the financial regulations of the Premier League. However, the same may not be said about UEFA’s financial rules. The report suggests that Newcastle may be facing more trouble off the pitch.
Newcastle may face UEFA punishment
According to Athletics, Newcastle is comfortable violating UEFA’s loss limit, allowing the team to lose up to £52 million in three years. PIF could face similar punishment as Aston Villa and Chelsea, fined earlier this year, having recorded operating losses at St. James Park, worth around £68 million in each of the last two seasons.
Even after ISAK’s sale, the problem Newcastle is that UEFA has focused on Elliot Anderson’s move to Nottingham Forest as a swap deal with Odess-Seez Vlakodimos. They also reduced the sale of Alan San Maximin to Al Ali to Al Ahli due to the fact that the Saudi club is a shared party with the club.
The official financial report for 2024/25 has not yet been released, but it doesn’t look good again in Newcastle. They hope this is the last time they face such a problem after selling big in the summer.
For now, however, it appears that UEFA is set to join Villas and Chelsea on the list of fined Premier League clubs, unless the accounts give an unexpected twist.
