An insight into the increased revenue Wrexham are receiving this season has been provided.
The Red Dragons are now back in the second tier of English football for the first time in 43 years.
Wrexham will play West Brom in their first home Championship fixture of 2025/26 later this week.
It has been a remarkable rise for the Welsh outfit, with three promotions in a row seeing them make history.
But it’s not just on the pitch where Wrexham have been completely transformed.
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Wrexham set for increased revenue in Championship
In 2023/24, Wrexham posted a record turnover of nearly £27m, which is thought to be a record for any side in League Two.
With Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds looking to sell a stake, the club’s valuation has increased a great deal as well, rising up to £350m after a previous figure of £100m earlier in the year.
In terms of the Championship season, it has been reported that Wrexham will earn £50m in revenue over the course of the campaign, another record.
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Now, an insight into how some of that £50m revenue will be earned has been shared.
According to a report from the Telegraph, TV deals in the Championship and solidarity payments from the Premier League will bring in a fee in the region of £9m-£12.5m.
That is thought to be an estimated £7m more than what the Red Dragons earned last season.
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Why are the Premier League paying Wrexham
New Wrexham fans who are not as familiar with the English game may be confused as to why the Premier League is handing their club money.
The reason for this is solidarity payments, which are given to teams that are not eligible for parachute payments.
Solidarity payments are calculated as a percentage of the third-year parachute payment amount a club relegated from the Premier League would receive, and the higher a team is in the EFL, the more money they will receive.
In League One, Wrexham were earning 4.5% from the Premier League. However, now that they are in the Championship, they are earning 30% of what a relegated top-flight team would net from parachute payments.