Roma are €90 million short of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play boundary

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Roma are in a Financial Fair Play limbo. They are €90 million short of meeting UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, which they must do by June 2026, the end of the current season which would also mark the end of FIFA’s three-year monitoring period. UEFA’s ‘football earning rule’ limits losses to €60 million, excluding expenses like youth academies and infrastructure. The Friedkin Group, Roma’s owners since 2020, have reduced deficits from €219 million in 2021-22 to an estimated €30 million in 2024-25, driven by €40 million in transfer profits and €30 million in cost reductions. However, the loss of a €12 million Riyadh Season sponsorship deal has intensified financial pressures.

To close this gap, the easiest possible way of settling the books is to sell players. Manu Kone and Evan Ndicka, both of whom can be sold for a minimum of €40-50m, as per Gazzetta.it. The club is also hunting for a new shirt sponsor to bolster revenue. Under coach Gian Piero Gasperini, performances are expected to improve in Serie A, which could mean more revenue. However, given that the manager was already very critical of the transfer business, if the solution for the FFP problem involves selling a key player, it is not difficult to guess that Gasperini won’t be best pleased.

Kaulik Mitra | GIFN