[Jack Sparrow]

I think this is a must read for us Milanfans on exactly what is happening.

I just skimmed through at the moment, but a few things stand out.

1. Our wage bill has been increasing and is absolutely insane!!
2. Our commercial income is actually very good considering our market reach.
3. We are really losing out on matchday income at the stadium.

Milan's Financial State

[han2503]

Han, do you really think we can compete at the highest level again if we only sort out our wages?

Sure we need to do that but we also need to do something about the stadium. it's astonishing that we earn less than 40 million compared to Arsenal, Barca, Man U or Real's 100+. I guess normally that number should be between 60-80 for us. 20-40 million more per year would make a good difference for us.


Come on, the capacity and the design of the stadium is not even the issue.

Also:

We pay one of the highest payrolls in Europe, even when compared to clubs like Real, Barca and City, who have players like C. Ron, Messi, Aguero, Silva, etc, etc, etc. Certainly the highest one in Italy by a bit of a margin, and this when taking into account Inter don't have a meager payroll of their own. When you consider out roster, we only have 2 to 4 real super star players on the team, and even that number can be brought into question. Yet we're paying some ridiculous wages. If you think shaving off 30-40 million off that won't make a huge difference, think again. We're talking about this number per annum. So it's not a one time thing cut.

Yes, the stadium is still a huge issue. But I personally wouldn't like to see us moving out of the San Siro. If an agreement cannot be made with Inter and the City council in the future, than yes it will be something that has to be seriously considered.