Sunderland upgrades cost Arsenal and Tottenham million bonuses

After losing to Sunderland in the Championship playoffs, Sheffield United needs to stay in the Championship for at least one more season. Sunderland will return to the Premier League next season, but their success will cost Arsenal, Tottenham and other Premier League opponents some price.

Black Cat has missed the Premier League since 2017 and was once down to the League One. For Sunderland, it is definitely a happy victory to win a £220 million upgrade battle, and Sheffield United will have to stay in the Championship for at least another season after being relegated last year. In this way, Arsenal, Tottenham and other Premier League teams will continue to pay Sheffield United parachute compensation.

According to the rules of the parachute policy, if Sheffield United wins this game, the Premier League teams will save this expense and get an additional £2 million in bonuses respectively. However, due to the failure of the Premier League, Sheffield United will still receive the compensation.

Football finance expert Maguire explained on social media before the game how parachute policy works. "It's not just Sunderland and Sheffield United fans are interested in today's Championship play-off final. Premier League clubs are also very interested. Under the rules of the Premier League, clubs can receive three years of parachute compensation after relegation to the Championship. If they upgraded before and then quickly relegated, the period is shortened to 2 years."

"The amount of parachute compensation is 55%, 45% and 20% of the average bonuses given to each club to the Premier League. The relegated teams received £48 million, 39 million and 17 million respectively during the three-year period. If the relegated clubs are upgraded quickly, the compensation they should have received will be left by the Premier League and distributed to their own clubs."

" Burnley and Leeds United's upgrades save the Premier League in the 25-26 season. £39 million and £17 million. If Sheffield United wins this weekend's playoffs, it will save another £39 million. A total of £95 million is returned to the Premier League. Leicester City, Ipswich and Southampton, who have been promoted in the previous season, won the 24-25 season. "

" This means that the Premier League will not have to pay compensation for the third year, allowing the Premier League to join the Premier League. The club scored £51 million (3×17 million). The existing Premier League clubs will be able to benefit from parachute compensation of £146 million. This is not only the most valuable match for the two teams in Wembley, with the victory worth £190 million. "The last time Arsenal played against Sunderland was in the League Cup in January 2021. At that time, they defeated their opponents 5-1 at home and advanced to the semi-finals. Nketia scored a hat-trick, and Pepe and Pattino each scored a goal.

And Tottenham has never encountered Sunderland since the Premier League in the 16-17 season. Only one goal was scored in two matches that season: Tottenham won 1-0 at home with Kane's goal and tied a 0-0 away game.