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The Sky Bet Championship play-off final between Aston Villa and Fulham on Saturday could be worth at least $213million for the winners.<\/p>\nThe Sky Bet Championship play-off final between Aston Villa and Fulham on Saturday could be worth at least $213million for the winners.<\/p>\n
Villa and Fulham hope to join Wolves and Cardiff in the Premier League next season and the prize on offer in the annual winner-takes-all clash at Wembley is still the biggest in world football.<\/p>\n
The figures, released by Deloitte, are the same as last season with this year\u2019s showdown falling in the second year of the latest, record-breaking three-year television rights deal.<\/p>\n
The winners will benefit from future additional revenue of at least $213m across the next three seasons, which could rise to in excess of $373m if they survive their first season in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll eyes will be on Wembley on Saturday afternoon for this winner-takes-all clash,\u201d said Deloitte\u2019s head of the sports business group Dan Jones.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be, as ever, a fantastic advert for the competitive intensity of the Championship and the financial attraction of the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jones said the financial rewards for the winners of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Kiev later on Saturday pale in comparison.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst in football terms the UEFA Champions League final is the bigger game, the financial rewards on offer in Kiev are dwarfed by those at stake in north London,\u201d Jones added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe difference between winning and losing for Liverpool this weekend, is a mere $5m in distributions from UEFA and they are already assured of appearing in next year\u2019s competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cardiff and Fulham both received their final parachute payments in the 2017\/18 season, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2014.<\/p>\n
Champions Wolves are not currently in receipt of parachute payments, having been relegated to the Championship in 2012, while Aston Villa received their second of three parachute payments in the 2017\/18 season having been relegated in 2016.<\/p>\n
As a result, Cardiff, Fulham and Wolves can expect a minimum revenue uplift of around $226m over three years if relegated from the Premier League after just one season, Deloitte said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe financial prize for Fulham or Aston Villa, as well as Wolves and Cardiff, becomes at least $373m if they survive the first season in the Premier League,\u201d added Deloitte\u2019s sports business group consultant Sam Boor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis figure could rise further once the Premier League concludes the sale of all live broadcast rights.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuddersfield, Brighton and Newcastle all successfully stayed up this year, a rarity, and any club that enjoys a sustained period of Premier League participation will challenge for a place in the top 30 of Deloitte\u2019s Football Money League.\u201d<\/p>\n