Glory appears in many guises.
Aside from the normal euphoria of making the semi finals of the planets biggest and best club competition, let’s spare a moment to appreciate the dent that will be made in the £637M debt.
Whilst this blogger resents the current obligation to various lending houses, he’s* not so belligerent as fail to see how fantastic winning money to pay it off is.
*remember where you were kids, the day Harry Hotspur went full third person.
The Champions League divvies up some €2.04billion amongst football’s elite sides.
Clubs that qualify for the knockout stage can expect to receive the following amounts: qualification for the round of 16: €9.5m per club
Tottenham Hotspur (t/a Enfield Deep Fried Retail Ltd.) will receive €12m from UEFA for qualifying for the semi-finals (after securing €9.5m for the round of 16 and €10.5m for the quarter-finals).
We would stand to receive another €15m for making the final.
As things stand, Spurs are guaranteed €54.45million, which more than suggests last season’s €61million will be eclipsed.
