SPFL clubs brace for Champions League money explosion as Celtic and Rangers spark bumper payments

Scottish Premiership teams that are eliminated from the Champions League might

receive enormous solidarity payments from UEFA totaling more than £1 million each.

The massive reorganisation of UEFA’s tournaments is expected to set up top-tier SPFL teams to win £1.1 million,

with new rules bringing in an increase of 80%.

The enormous sum, which is beginning to resemble what some players make from the SPFL distribution pot,

was announced recently to clubs after Celtic and Rangers advanced to

the Champions League group stage the previous season.

The Daily Mail claims that nine clubs from this season,

Hibs, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Motherwell, Ross County, St Johnstone, St Mirren,

and the demoted Dundee United—earn £650,000 in tax-free money that

will shortly be deposited into their club bank accounts.

Even though promoted Dundee are not eligible for that payment,

they will still receive money when the funds are distributed in a year, and that amount is even bigger.

The boost follows the first time in more than ten years that both Glasgow rivals qualified for

the Champions League in the same season.

Hearts qualified for the Conference League group stage,

although they did not receive the massive bonus (up from £340,000 from the previous year).

However, Aberdeen won the money this time around along with guaranteed group stage football;

however, they will not be paid for the following season.

Aleksandr Ceferin’s motto has always included higher

solidarity payments as a means of keeping all clubs on board in

the face of constant pressure from some of his largest member clubs to create a rebel Super League.

The winners of the Scottish Premiership this year could receive around £30 million from

the revamped Champions League, which promises eight games.

If any of our teams place in the top 24,

they would advance to a playoff tie and two more games;

this run would be the match equivalent of making it to the quarterfinals under the current structure.

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