The 2025/26 season is lining up to be a very lucrative campaign for Newcastle United.
There are still 10 Premier League games remaining for Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United side and all attention now turns to trying to qualify for the Champions League.
After the extraordinary Carabao Cup celebrations over the weekend, Newcastle return to action against Brentford and a win will lift the Magpies into the top four.
But because of Newcastle’s victory at Wembley earlier this month, they have already secured a spot in the Uefa Conference League for next season.
It is not the European competition that players or staff will want to be in, but it still guarantees continental football for Howe and his players if they fall short in the league.
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Newcastle United set to cash in on Uefa prize money
The winners of the Carabao Cup are granted a spot in the playoff stage of the UEFA Conference League, so that is the least Newcastle can hope for next season.
Newcastle will earn significantly more prize money if they qualify for the Champions League or Europa League, but Uefa are still committing a prize pool of £238m (€285m) to teams competing in the Conference League next season.
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For comparison, the Champions League prize pool is just over £2bn while the Europa League prize money is £472m.
According to The Athletic, the maximum Newcastle can expect to earn from the Conference League next season is £18.1m, and that is if Howe’s side goes on to win the competition.
Participating in any European competition will also help to boost Newcastle’s Uefa coefficient, which will add to future prize money distribution.
Currently, Newcastle sit 85th in the Uefa coefficient table after picking up eight points from their Champions League campaign in 2022/23.
Newcastle United revenue will continue to soar
Ever since the PIF takeover, there has been a big focus on growing Newcastle United’s off-pitch success just as much as the results on it.
PIF launched ‘Project 2030’ at Newcastle earlier this month with the intention of making the club a footballing powerhouse in the next five years.
With a trophy now added to the cabinet at St James’ Park, Newcastle are well on track and the club’s finances are doing equally as well.
Newcastle announced revenue of £320m in their latest accounts, which exceeded the expectations of club chiefs.
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With European football returning next season and improved sponsorship deals, Newcastle’s revenue should continue to grow and close the gap to the ‘Big Six’ in the Premier League.
Newcastle fans can also look forward to news around a 68,000-capacity new stadium being built, which will catapult the club’s finances even further.