Is footballers playing in national teams something profitable for clubs? Opinions in this matter may be divided. On the one hand, playing in the colors of his country increases the footballer's prestige, increases his market value. In addition, if it matters well at a large tournament, the club can then sell it with even greater profit. On the other hand, a trip to the grouping is always a risk of injury, many clubs have already convinced of the power of the “FIFA virus”, as is said to be a situation in which a footballer experiences an injury during the national team match.
UEFA pays for representative games
Regardless of their opinion, UEFA tries to at least partially compensate for the clubs “borrowing” players for international competition. For this purpose, he pays financial bonuses, of course, depending on how many players-representatives the club had. Now we have learned the list of exact amounts that UEFA has given to the clubs in this respect. It is about the period starting after Euro 2020, and ending during Euro 2024. During it the qualifying rounds for the European Championships, the League of Nations and the championships themselves were played.
Barcelona will get millions. In Spain, only one club will earn more
According to the European Federation, the total amount was 233 million euros and is almost 33 million higher than for the previous period (Euro 2016 – Euro 2020). 901 clubs from the Old Continent could count on additional funds. Including FC Barcelona. At that time, Catalans had, of course, many representatives of various nations such as Brazil (Raphinha), the Netherlands (Frenkie de Jong), Poland (Robert Lewandowski) and of course Spain (including Pedri, Gavi, Lamine Yamal).
In total, Barcelona can count on 4 427 692 euros. This is the second highest result in the Spanish league, just behind Real Madrid. “Królewski” received 4,786 036 euros from UEFA, or over 300,000 euros more. The podium La Liga completed Atletico Madrid (EUR 2,577 902).