– There are such huge differences – VG

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– A good picture of the bias is that typical “mid-table teams” in England, such as Leicester, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton, have the same income as Milan, Inter and partly Juventus at the top in Italy, says Tor-Kristian Karlsen. football expert and former manager of the Munich club, in VG.

According to a report by Deloitte Premier League clubs traded a total of NOK 22 billion this summer.

This is a solid increase from the previous summer 2017 record of NOK 16.2 billion and a large increase from last summer’s NOK 12.7 billion when clubs struggled with the aftermath of the crown crisis. .

The best English clubs alone accounted for 49% of transfer shares in the top 5 leagues this summer, the highest percentage since 2008, according to Deloitte.

• Premier League: € 2.2 billion (NOK 22 billion)
• Serie A: € 749.2 million (NOK 7.5 billion)
• Ligue 1: € 558 million (NOK 5.6 billion)
• La Liga: € 505.7 million (NOK 5.1 billion)
• Bundesliga: € 484.1 million (NOK 4.8 billion)

The reason for the Premier League’s solid finances has a lot to do with the fact that their TV rights earnings fall into a special class.

Karlsen also believes that England is popular because the English language makes it more accessible and that it feels closer. He also praises English football for what he gets commercially.

– You can also see it in the TV offers in Europe. The Premier League is completely superior to selling TV rights overseas, this is where the real difference lies. Serie A and La Liga, which have been popular internationally, also account for 15-20% of the Premier League, says Karlsen.

– This is PL which is a lot of fun and people experience that there is life in “all” games with lots of drama, full stadiums and good productions.

– Can the rest of Europe do something about it?

– The simplest way is what someone tried: Super League. So some of the clubs in Europe will put the straw in some of the Premier League advantages. But it is a revolutionary idea and there is still a long way to go, says Karlsen.

Figures show that the Premier League has spent almost three times more than Serie A and four times more than the Bundesliga. According to Transfermarkt, the Premier League accounted for eight of the ten largest transfer sums.

– There are such huge differences, noted Viaplay expert Petter Veland during VG’s broadcast on Thursday.

Draw parallels between Premier League and den flattened Super League blant Europe larger clubs that caused anger and collapsed.

– I would like to say something about the fact that we already have a Super League with promotion and relegation. When you look at the huge differences here, Veland said.

The sums in the other four major leagues are almost 10 billion less than the levels of 2017-2019 before the covid created financial problems with the empty stands.

Chelsea are the club who have spent the most money, at 255.3 million pounds, according to Deloitte. This corresponds to around 3 billion and is more than half of what Ligue 1, Liga and Bundesliga have spent in isolation.

– The coming months are likely to present significant challenges for clubs across Europe as financial woes will deepen after budgets are extended, says Chris Wood, Deputy Director of Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.

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