Inter Milan and Juventus will be guaranteed less than €20 million in revenues from the Club World Cup next summer.
This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They anticipate FIFA will have around €800 million available for participating club as they scramble for sponsors.
Naturally, one of the big incentives for clubs to play in the expanded Club World Cup next summer is the promise of revenues.
Reportedly, FIFA had at one point dangled figures as high as €50 million. That was the minimum amount that the football governing body were aiming to offer participating clubs.
However, between broadcasting deals and sponsorships, FIFA have struggle to find the necessary cash.
Inter & Juventus Guaranteed Less Than €20M From Club World Cup
A key source of revenues from the Club World Cup for FIFA is sponsorship deals.
Hisense have already agreed a deal with the football governing body. Next up were InBev and Bank of America.
Meanwhile, Rock-It Cargo are soon to follow, as are historical partners for FIFA such as Adidas and Coca-Cola.
FIFA are anticipating total sponsorship revenues of around €900 million, reports the Gazzetta.
Then there will be an additional €400 million or so from ticket sales and hospitality.
Therefore, FIFA will make a total of around €800 million available to the 32 participating clubs.
Therefore, the Gazzetta reports, Inter and other participating clubs will take in no less than €20 million for group stage participation.
However, that figure will go down by a couple million euros when factoring in the high costs of travel, accommodations, and the like.
However, reaching the round of sixteen would see the figure rise to €25-30 million. And naturally, that would go up further with each successive knockout round.
