How can Arsenal afford to spend £200 million?

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Arsenal came so close to winning the Premier League in 2022/23. They came so close thanks to some big money transfers. They have followed that up by spending big again heading into the 2023/24 season. They have Champions League money to look forward to, and a bigger share of TV revenue.
But can they justify their spending?
Phil Buckingham explains. Marco Bevilacqua illustrates.
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[@celtic69]

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[@elijahkibet5092]

The voice man it's top notch

[@failuretolaunch4571]

i don't know how much it is true, but apparently the wages are not very high for the newer player. If that is true, then it might be good business

[@Nyte-Owl]

I can't tell you how good it feels to hear, see and feel my club is healthy. 30 years being a Gooner, the last 10 years have been so difficult, but this brings joy to my heart and a tear to my eye.

[@richierichie1332]

as a spurs fan, it sucks to see arsenal doing so well but it's genuinely deserved. you played brilliant football last season and challenged man city for the prem which was something noone expected. but obviously you've got fans that ruin it for you. a lot of football fans were genuinely excited for arsenal (apart from chelsea and spurs) but then you lot had to be arrogant and obnoxious.

[@Flash4ML]

@@richierichie1332 I have a simple solution that works wonders. That age bracket of supporters, little twerps who turn everything into a fight, *just ignore them.* If you don't want the banter, find people who also find it annoying and talk with them instead. Don't engage with something that irritates you if you can help it, you're just dragging down your own experience

[@M4NA5]

@@richierichie1332 those kind of fans exist for every PL club, even small clubs like Spurs and West Ham. Sorry.

[@ohgin12345]

I dunno what kind of fan you are if after all the sacrifices that arsenal has done, you still dun see why Arsenal should be healthy in terms of finance right now. But with the kind of mismanagement, it's going down pretty soon

[@richierichie1332]

@@M4NA5 hilarious.

[@mctrials23]

Arsenal have done a great job over the past couple of years but the next few will be vital. They are now mixing with the top teams again and are starting to pay top wages to many of their players. They still have some expensive contracts to renew over the next few years to avoid losing players like Odegaard. Good to have Arseanl back at the top table though especially with the brand of football they are playing.

[@ismaeljrp1]

every year is vital. Past and present, and future. Kinda senseless to specifically say next few years are vital. Even if they mess it up, it's not like they'll cease to exist. Just a downcycle to bounce back from again. The sport will always be here and so will Arsenal.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Ars,Utd break Transfer Records - Cooking City win it all - Cheating?😂

[@LettucePlate]

Tldr. Players like Saka, Martinelli, Nelson, Nketiah were on like < 75k per week or something. Compare that with United and Chelsea spending 300k+ on mediocre players

[@abaddon6579]

Arsenal was 6th on wages spend last year, barely ahead of Villa and far behind City,Utd,Chelsea and even Liverpool, however the new signings and renewed contracts will probably catapult them to 4th, just ahead of Liverpool.

[@omother6950]

@@abaddon6579arsenal will offload a few players though so we won’t be a wage giant, unlike united,city and Chelsea

[@abaddon6579]

@omother6950 yeah true, xhaka and partey are the only 2 on big wages though, if partey leaves that is. Edit: I guess Cedric too.

[@omother6950]

@@abaddon6579 nketiah, holding, Cedric, maybe balogun arteta can offload a good 4 players before season starts

[@abaddon6579]

@omother6950 Balogun isn't on high wages. Eddie is on 100k though, but I don't see Eddie leaving.

[@youngys3820]

How could chelsea afford to spend 600m should be more of a concern

[@patrickbateman1660]

When the last guy got ousted the debts went with him. So boehly had zero debt plus huge revenue. It complied with FFP.

[@eugenethompson2352]

Chelsea are rich but arsenal aren't ..when beggars spend their entire life savings on a few chocolates it's obviously concerning.

[@you393]

​@@eugenethompson2352😂😂 you have no clue

[@eugenethompson2352]

@@you393 considering your names you I suppose your talking about yarselfff

[@rashidkhalid3970]

Commercial revenue growth because they been one of the most successful teams in Europe last 15 years

[@martinw2235]

People forget how big a club Arsenal is. We've been in the top 10 most valuable clubs in the world for decades.

[@ohgin12345]

Unfortunately mismanagement means arsenal is going the other way

[@martinw2235]

@@ohgin12345 lmao

[@ohgin12345]

@@martinw2235 you see. No point being the most valuable club for 10 years when you spent 105 mill on Declan rice and 80 mill on Pepe

[@martinw2235]

@@ohgin12345 you said "arsenal is going the other way." did you miss the last season?

[@pxxv5370]

After more than a decade of financial struggles due to the debts of the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal is finally stable and can strengthen themselves 💯

[@paulwalsh6734]

They spent very little after they built their stadium. They paid off their debts and made it into champions league consistently.

[@ohgin12345]

Nope. Arsenal always had money to spend. But we had a great manager that managed to put arsenal in that position before he left

[@visianwatson1047]

@@ohgin12345we didn’t have no money like that man that’s y ucl was crucial

[@ohgin12345]

@@visianwatson1047 nope even the management said that they have but arsene just dun spend

[@imconfused1237]

@@paulwalsh6734 Wrong. The stadium debt was never paid off. As of a couple of years ago, £200m remained outstanding. That was refinanced by Kronke.

[@Gut2-Cush]

Cedric, Holding, Lokonga, and Elneny all together would bring 10 million pounds.

[@teenageapocalypseusa5368]

Answer: because they barely spent anything for about a decade.

[@theinvertedpundit]

Liverpool and Arsenal are 2 properly run clubs They might suffer on the pitch but they do football the right way

[@thealmightybepisman9330]

The Kroenkes winning every sports championship on the continental US kinda helps. Just over the last three years, they've won a Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup, and most recently, an NBA Title

[@RaphaelCOYS]

Will there be a similar video with Newcastle 🤔

[@fakhrianuar9264]

No need to, we already know why

[@M4NA5]

I mean their front of the shirt sponsor “Sela” is owned by the same party (PIF) that owns majority shares in Newcastle, with Newcastle board member Abdulmajeed Alhagbani also being the vice-chair of Sela Sport.

[@andrewcharlton6080]

@@M4NA5I’m not sure how that’s relevant when all same party deals over £1m are scrutinised and signed off by the Premier League. £25m isn’t even that high considering other Champions League clubs deals.

[@imconfused1237]

@@andrewcharlton6080The Premier League hasn’t signed anything of. That deal will NOW be assessed for fair market value which, of course, it isn’t. So let’s not pretend NUFC has suddenly grown its value from £6.5m to £25m/year. Instead, let’s recognise that it is yet again a case of owners financially doping a club.

[@fendi2785]

oil merchant

[@JammyDo]

Still need to buy carefully. Top 4 is never guaranteed every season.

[@Maj1794]

Thank you for clearing this up for all of the haters 👍🏼

[@slyarsenal]

I stuck by Wenger all those years even when our fans ungratefully shooed the man out of the club like a dirty stray cat. It was disgusting behaviour, something I'll never be proud of witnessing as a gooner. The man dedicated and devoted his life and even sacrificed his marriage for the club. People still don't understand the significance of finishing 4th each season for our club in a period where we were financially crippled by the stadium debt. Just making it to CL each season, was a fine feat, in which Wenger achieved 18yrs straight (only 2nd to Real Madrid at the time), on a shoe-string budget, against oil lottery teams in Chelsea and Man City. Even then Utd were still spending big and so were Liverpool. Fans screamed "4th isn't a trophy" without giving Wenger any credit for his vast achievements to be there every season. He did it against all odds, even after selling our best players to City and Utd. It is this consistency that saw us through tough times and all those 4th place finishes set the foundation we stand tall on today. Wenger will always be a special manager in our club history and imo is still one of the best managers to ever grace the game. I always imagine what Wenger could have done with the money we have today. I see the same thing in Arteta. Wenger always said Arteta would make a great coach one day. He was definitely right. Arteta is on the verge of winning major trophies. I'm confident we'll be dominating the EPL in the next few years and continue competing with Europe's top teams. I will celebrate our future trophies with Arteta and the team, but I will never forget and will always celebrate Arsene Wenger!

[@OneGoodCrusader]

I hope our projections and gambles pay off and we are able to avoid any financial scrutiny while achieving and maintain levels and silverware

[@allenlopez9731]

Wenger overstayed as Manager, no doubt. But today’s Arsenal is his creation, without any doubt. He managed the club with a financial probity unseen in world football. He never compromised long term financial viability to short term trophy gain. The imminent unveiling of statue to him is long overdue.

[@gothicm3rcy426]

even though as a manager he did nothing but complain

[@vghv_oMiller]

Besides, the top signings of Arsenal happened this summer thank to the All Or Nothing documentary. It was mentioned by our star signing Declan Rice as a strong factor for his arrival. Like it or not, it’s undeniably inspirational by not just the footballers but fans put there. Above all, the collaboration with Amazon was a right investment by the Arsenal board. 🙌🙌🙌

[@lamina11]

Bigger question. How can PSG do it?

[@GeorgesOpinion]

Translation: WE AIN’T GOING NOWHERE!!!

[@DududududuSALIBA]

Biggest in London.

[@fieserfactsack9635]

If Chelsea can spend 600 Million a bigger club like Arsenal can do so easily.

[@nmkcomps]

Chelsea higher revenue higher commercial revenue as well lol. Who’s the bigger club then?

[@tobbogun9420]

If we get pulled by FFP before City I’ll know football is a scam

[@ohgin12345]

The fact that you guys are worried already shows something is wrong

[@LA_Native]

1:39 *Manchester City:* 😏

[@paradise4213]

They got all this money cause Wenger been saving for years and doing magic with cheaper squads. Those savings were probably invested and their raking out the cash now.

[@JoshMarshain]

It's hard out here these days being a non Oil Money club trying to compete at the top level but they're doing their damndest

[@ohgin12345]

And with the way they spent, they are now the same as the oil money club. You talk nonsense?

[@gooner3681]

@@ohgin12345 No they are not. They actually have to be careful with how they spend and can’t give out obscene wages. Chelsea outspend Arteta’s tenure in the past year alone. City are owned by a country, they can literally print out endless money.

[@ohgin12345]

​@@gooner3681yep. And spending 105 mill on a player that is not very established is one of them.

[@fahad1992fah]

I wonder why he keeps mentioning Rice and Havarst even though that Timber was announced before Rice ! And cost alot too 40-50M can’t be dismissed

[@fakhrianuar9264]

Can we trust Maguire? Just ask de gea

[@harukrentz435]

If youre trying to look smart i gotta tell you that de gea performance had been poor 1 season prior to maguires signing. World Cup 2018 is the one who broke him.

[@ruben1128]

Never thought I’d see the day where arsenal is actually bidding money and not being cheap

[@ohgin12345]

Yes and this will contribute to their downfall very very soon

[@TheRuddboyy]

@@ohgin12345 Get lost

[@kuramobay2445]

How do major corporations finance expansion? They borrow against their assets.

[@sm152]

This is how you run a football club

[@nicolascastillo7065]

If nothing happens to Chelsea for spending 400 million on a window, nothing will happen to anyone for spending 200

[@kylemoseley4998]

We're Gargantuan

[@dregen8662]

because theres no fairplay finance in England ??

[@mrwaltermathews]

As incredible and almost unbelievable as our spending has been these last two yrs I still get the feeling we need another big money midfielder such as Caicedo, De Jong, Tchouameni to truly arrive.

[@sososoawesome1]

Greedy

[@mrwaltermathews]

@@sososoawesome1 just kinda realistic if we want to challenge City. We are a midfielder short.

[@evoke97]

especially if partey leaves

[@mrwaltermathews]

@@evoke97 exactly and I'm think he is.

[@ohgin12345]

@@mrwaltermathews then why not support man city then?

[@ohgin12345]

Funny there is no mentioned of how accounts are balanced

[@beirch]

3:17 I did not just hear you say "Tottenham Hotspurs" did I?

[@jlegasp]

I think they should of first secured a solid additional defender, we all saw how they crumbled after Saliba was injured towards the end of the season, attack wins you games, defense wins you campaigns

[@whiteshadow5088]

Timber literally signed the day you commented?

[@py5347]

@@whiteshadow5088maybe they didn’t see it

[@Luis-vv5gq]

I thought you would have mentioned KSE refinancing the debt to themselves at a better interest rate then others

[@fornamnefternamn5116]

A better question is how can real Madrid afford to buy player after player for 100m+ on similair income as barcelona while barcelona are in a economic crisis

[@nicolascastillo7065]

The answer is easy, salaries in Barcelona have been quite stupid giving high salaries to all the players, it's not that Barcelona can't spend or buy players, the problem is that they can't sign them up because they don't have salary space

[@muhammadhakim2572]

Because its not the glazers

[@jc6087]

Because unlike Man City we have enough fans to fill a stadium. Man City have no fanbase, all their money is funneled into their club through third parties by their owner and the Etihad is always half empty, Man Utd always manage to fill Old Trafford though...

[@WeeleyTube]

Most expensive ticket in the prem, make half of what city, United and Liverpool make per year. Owner is just finally spending money he should have over the last 5 years.

[@TheSantuary-r2r]

You sound like a kid who listens to mark gold ridge . Having more fans to buy tickets and merchandise is small fraction in revenue for clubs compared to tv money , sponsors , player sales and price money from winning trophies.

[@WeeleyTube]

@@TheSantuary-r2r I get that but arsenal didn't win anything and came second. That should be like 150+ mil and then you won't be getting anymore money this season for new kits/merchandise that will be next year. Player sales are spread over years, and like I said arsenal only make about half of what the big 3 do. Arsenal can't really make anymore this season than they currently are, until they win something and get far in CL.

[@jc6087]

@@WeeleyTube Arsenal fill a 60k+ capacity stadium every week, there's a 25 year wait for a season ticket. More Londoners support Arsenal than any other London club FACTS. We charge big ticket prices because there's demand for them, your clubs sell em cheap and still can't get rid of them all 😅Chelsea's entire fanbase is foreign based fans and tourists, go to Stamford bridge on matchday and it's all Chinese tourists. The only people that support Tottenham live in that borough you won't find them anywhere else. West Hams entire fanbase is in Essex because the whole of East London is populated by Asians even the road signs are written in Urdu and none of those guys support west ham at all. All the other London clubs have tiny fanbases based almost exclusively in their immediate area/borough. Liverpool is a one city team that's why they fill Anfeld, Everton are a joke they share a club shop with Liverpool because they can't afford their own, their stadium is less than 400yds away from Liverpool's and they struggle to reach their 39k capacity 😅 Similarly Manchester is a one club City, Man Utd max capacity old Trafford every home game, go watch Man city games and the stadiums half empty because nobody in Manchester really supports "Citeh" they're a championship team with champions league money. Man Utd make all their money off merch in Asia and the U.S. Man City don't make money from tickets and shirts because they've got no fans, their owner illegally pumps money into the club via third parties and calls it "Revenue"... That's why they're facing over 100 charges of cheating. Arsenal is the ONLY club in the top six that runs self-sufficiently 🤣 For example our annual wage budget is £70m Less than Man City's, £40m Less than Chelsea's, £15m Less than Liverpool's. Another Example is shirt sales... For 22/23 both shirts are same price: Man city £37m Arsenal £78m Like I said, City have no real fans. Arsenal earn our money the right way through our fanbase, we don't cheat like the others.

[@wendell.dacosta]

The same video on City y would end in 5 seconds.

[@zingisamahlasela]

In short, if your club is not spending, they are taking money from the club.

[@sambaprince]

Can you cover Blackpools year in the premiership there are so many good stories and unbelievable stories from that year that's never really been documented on KZbin

[@mattweiss7645]

They did not answer the question though. They covered the fact that they have the 4th high wages but still trail Tottenham (and most the other bigs in revenue). Reaching 2016-17 revenues is not an achievement. That was 7 years ago! Was Arsenal able to spend 200 mil 7 years ago? Very poor analysis. Just blah blah blah Champions League. Not a mention of Kroenke and/or the impacts of him "paying" off the remaining stadium debt (aka the thing that paralyzed Arsenal financially for over a decade)

[@captsow]

Kroenke after winning the nba, the NFL and Stanley cup (hockey), he finally decided to go for the EPL 😁

[@ForzaJuventus-z5h]

How can we compete with them 😥

[@Dough-baker]

We don’t need oil. We are THE ARSENAL.

[@stanleyseahfengyuan7410]

@tifo did you say "bounding back" at 3.24?

[@mendi02]

the arsenal pr on the channel is shocking. when have we ever seen them defend a teams spending lol

[@Flash4ML]

How is this "defending" their spending lol, it's explaining it

[@mustafaabdulsahib9317]

who are those 19 clubs placed under uefa monitor list?

[@Footy_Samz]

Arsenal are not spending wisely that's my take on this 105m for rice and 65m for havertz is not worth

[@imconfused1237]

£65m for Havertz is another £72m for Pepe. Arsenal waste fortunes.

[@Footy_Samz]

@@imconfused1237 thank you bro It's not always by having the funds but it's how you spend it I'll forever respect pep for that The funds are there buy spend wisely

[@saikatchakraborty2794]

Basically talk about FFP allegations and Manchester City are on the list. Either by premier league or UEFA

[@seandelap8587]

The EPL money is basically a bottomless pit and Arsenal are among the beneficiaries of that its come to the point that teams in the bottom half of the EPL can outspend the top sides from other major European leagues and financial gap is only going to get wider in the future

[@menaceclan]

Saudi Arabian league came and said : _" Hold my drink"_ ... Now you see the hypocrisy when British complain about it ??!!

[@Smellybridge99]

@@menaceclan Can you try again but in English?

[@menaceclan]

@@Smellybridge99 typo on the first word... Better now ?

[@kunimitsune177]

**PL* If you can't get the name of the league right you don't get an opinion.

[@Smellybridge99]

@@menaceclan No you still talk bs. "when British complain about it" .....get an education ffs.

[@ankushvp1994]

I understand this video is there to actually explain why we can afford this, but I find it hilarious how opposition fans constantly ask this when it's Arsenal.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

I’m sorry but Havertz is a waste of money , they should of spent that money on caicedo or tchouaméni

[@hegeliandianetik2009]

how is he a waste and you haven't even seen him play for Arsenal?

[@DS-bz4mz]

Anyone who writes 'should of' should go back to preschool smh

[@00dude3]

​@Immagoat-bo4xtmoron Those players play different positions and would cost 40% more

[@imconfused1237]

Havertz is a weird signing, especially for the money paid. Chelsea are laughing about that. I don’t see how he fits into Arteta’s system at all. What you really want, is a pacy, ruthless goalscorer; off the shoulder and running into channels. Havertz isn’t that guy.

[@Nyte-Owl]

All we need is a champions league title. That's what we all pray for. 🔴⚪️

[@slowtyper95]

Lol

[@lyricaljaffacakes2946]

-finishing 3rd in the GS and Europa by January

[@itscorybyt]

Loved this vid and the breakdown provided...Appreciate it guys

[@mr.noodles3954]

Arteta's gonna be gone before January marky my words. Mid table club, they'll finish outside of top4.

[@robbiegriffey605]

that Emirates stadium animation with flexed biceps gave me so much joy lol

[@ahmet51197]

This feels like a joke not gonna lie. Arsenal didn't play in champions league for half a decade, but still can spend more than bayern munich, one of the most successful clubs and one of the best managed clubs in the world. There is way too much money in the premier league, and we will loose european competition like this. I know premier league fans don't want to hear this, but we need strong contenders outside of england as well to keep this sport interesting, to keep foreign markets, to keep foreign players to be developed. I unfortunately can't see this happen, the gap is widening too much. But props to Arsenal. They did a great job recovering from a low point. Holding on to Arteta was the best decision you could make!

[@nicolascastillo7065]

the difference is that kse owns 100% of the arsenal while at bayer allianz, adidas and audi only own 25% and could only own up to 40% because by law at least 60% has to belong to the partners ( fans) therefore they do not have the same capital as a person who has 13 billion and makes the decisions he want

[@adityashrivastava8498]

They will also get some value from sale of their assets like Balogun, Xhaka, Lokonga-, Tavares, Partey, Holding etc

[@bdndella69]

Partey is not for sale, and balogun probably

[@SMANDAL0852124]

​@@bdndella69Partey is for sale and Juve has been around for him.. unfortunately Arsenal value him higher..

[@bdndella69]

@@SMANDAL0852124 i dont think arteta is that stupid

[@ohgin12345]

@@bdndella69 he is actually

[@alonugget]

why not every pl clubs do it when city and chelsea always do

[@yellopops]

i won’t lie havertz is a weird one, are they using him as a striker? if they are then you have 2 strikers of the similar type in jesus and havertz. I genuinely thought arteta would sign a different type of striker

[@demonmonsterdave]

Some fees are knocked off; worldwide disaster, poverty, development, women's football.

[@matthewsigllechner9364]

Does FFP exist in America and in Saudi?

[@dean8830]

Stop worrying about us it’s been an Edu and Arteta masterclass

[@celtic69]

So they played their cards close to their chest, rolled the dice and won the jackpot. Sorry I don’t understand gambling metaphors.

[@edenhazard2751]

They havent won any jackpot lol. They are just on rolling dice stage. Winning aint for them.

[@robbiestrong6398]

@@edenhazard2751winning ain’t for them 💀💀💀

[@pxxv5370]

​@@edenhazard2751alright salty 😂

[@gothicm3rcy426]

Easy, because the EPL has too much money

[@gabrielshartinelli]

Wow Joe actually did some work

[@Flash4ML]

Lol I don't think he does all the research himself, if he does any

[@Oc603]

Come on… Every top 4 PL club affords to spend $200m