Article by Adrian Duţă – Published on Thursday, 26 February 2026, 07:09 / Updated on Thursday, 26 February 2026 07:34
The difference compared to last season, when Inter reached the final, where they were humiliated by PSG with 0-5, is huge. In the 2024-2025 season, the club's accounts received 65 million euros more than in the current season, strictly from UEFA awards.
Inter received 136 million euros from UEFA last season
In 2024-25, Inter collected more than 136 million euros from UEFA, not including money from tickets for matches in the final stages of the Champions League, according to Gazetta dello Sport.
“A truly remarkable sum, which this season's revenue doesn't even come close to. Inter's UEFA prize money to date stands at €71.27 million. A difference of no less than €65.33 million year-on-year.
Of course, no one expected Chivu's team to reach the final again or to repeat the 136 million receipts, but the elimination in front of those from Bodo/Glimt prematurely ends the European journey of Barella and his colleagues, and the financial balance stops here,” writes the pink daily.
The total deficit could exceed 80 million euros
In the happiest scenario for Inter, in which they win Serie A and the Coppa Italia, the deficit compared to last season, in total, could be around 80-85 million euros. In this calculation, the amount that would have come from the tickets for the UCL knockout matches is also taken into account.
The amount received from winning the event in Italy would still not compensate for the absence from the final stages of the Champions League, according to the Italians.
The hole could affect the strategy in the mercato
The financial hole left behind by premature elimination from the Champions League could lead to the need to sell in the summer. The Italians write that the first on the list of possible departures would be Hakan Calhanoglou and Marcus Thuram, players who can get good money.
Also, Cristi Chivu's team could suffer in terms of reinforcements for this reason.
