Tottenham set for ‘Very Lucrative’ windfall after official pre-season tour announcement
Tottenham are in line for a “very lucrative” windfall this summer after the club announced they will head to Japan for pre-season, according to Dan Plumley.
The club confirmed (25 April) that they will tour Japan as part of their preparations for the 2024/25 season, with Ange Postecoglou and Heung-Min Son the star attractions due to their connections to the continent.
When asked what the benefits of such a tour would be for Spurs, football finance expert Plumley admitted the club could potentially earn an eight-figure sum from the trip.
“We see Premier League clubs flying all over the world as a given now to start the season,” he exclusively told Tottenham News.
“Big markets, places like America, places like Asia are still high on that list.
“You’ve got connections there, you’re always looking for connections whether that’s a player or a manager, whether that’s a fan base that you know you’ve got in a certain region, and despite having to fly those players all over the world or despite, you know, the strain it can put on pre-season preparations, they’re really lucrative for the clubs and they’re certainly not going to stop doing them.
“It can generate a few million pounds for sure, maybe even low tens of millions if you can really stretch it. It is significant and you can see why clubs are targeting that and will continue to do so.
“If you’ve got a connection there with a player or a manager, it makes even more sense.”
New rules mean Tottenham must use all the connections they have
The new financial rules coming in may anchor clubs’ spending in the Premier League to what the lowest-earning side can spend, but that isn’t the case for UEFA competitions.
Tottenham have aspirations of being regulars in Europe’s biggest competition the Champions League, but even at a minimum, they want to be playing in the Europa League which means they must follow UEFA’s PSR rules.
That means a club can only spend up to 70% of their revenue on transfers, wages and agent fees and that means the highest-earning clubs can obviously spend more.
So while the Premier League rules won’t be affected by the trip, it will help the revenue at the club to grow and help in UEFA competitions. Anything that brings in money is a good thing at this point.
The manager will hopefully have a new squad to try and blend together during the trip too with plenty of change expected, so it’s positive for all involved.
In other Tottenham news, the club are set for a £17.1m bonus after a new Europa League reveal.
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