Chelsea suffered record losses for English football.

2026-02-27 12:47 © AFP

The London "Chelsea" team is struggling to become a profitable club.

Moreover, the "blues" are characterized by significant financial losses.

UEFA announced that "Chelsea" suffered a loss of 407 million euros last season, before tax deductions.

This figure is a record for English football and ranks second in the history of European football, surpassed only by the 2021 "Barcelona" operational result (-555 million euros).

The "Lille" team shone in the list of the most profitable clubs, earning 94 million euros over the season.

The most loss-making European clubs in the 2024/25 season:

1. "Chelsea" – 407 million €

2. "Lyon" – 196 million €

3. "Tottenham" – 148 million €

4. "Marseille" – 105 million €

5. "Aston Villa" – 97 million €

6. "Nottingham Forest" – 94 million €

7. "Manchester City" – 94 million €

8. "Strasbourg" – 82 million €

9. "Ajax" – 52 million €

10. "Juventus" – 50 million €

The most profitable European clubs in the 2024/25 season:

1. "Lille" – 94 million €

2. "Crystal Palace" – 68 million €

3. "Atalanta" – 59 million €

4. "Celtic" – 54 million €

5. "Inter" – 50 million €

6. "Porto" – 44 million €

7. "Bayern" – 43 million €

8. "Benfica" – 37 million €

9. "Feyenoord" – 31 million €

10. "Club Brugge" – 26 million €