Man City pocket £300m in prize money
The team celebrate historic treble
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Manchester City netted an astronomical prize money windfall for winning the treble this term. Pep Guardiola's side pocketed £294 million in prize money this term, report agencies.
After winning the Premier League, City secured the FA Cup against Manchester United at Wembley, before seeing off Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul.
This resulted in £180 million prize money from their league success, £4 million from the FA Cup and £110 million from their first-ever European crown.
With increased revenues and significant player sales in recent seasons, City could use the funds to back a big summer in the transfer market. Guardiola is unlikely to pursue wholesale changes, but could look to complete strategic deals to strengthen his squad. Players such as Mateo Kovacic, Josko Gvardiol and Gabriel Veiga have all been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer.
Meanwhile, several other players could be heading for the exit door. At the top of that list is Ilkay Gundogan who faces an uncertain future due to his contract expiring this month. Elsewhere there has been speculation over the futures of Aymeric Laporte, Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo, all of whom could move on for a new challenge.
Meanwhile, even a thunderstorm could not dent Manchester City's rousing victory parade on Monday as the players and manager Pep Guardiola celebrated completing the long-awaited treble after winning the Champions League trophy over the weekend.
City players soaked their already drenched fans with champagne during the delayed open-top bus parade that marked the club's most successful season -- when they followed their victorious runs in the FA Cup and Premier League with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan that secured them their first European Cup title.
The blue side of Manchester were all euphoric as the team and fans also celebrated becoming only the second English club to win the treble, equalling the 1999 milestone of their fierce rivals Manchester United. "What a parade, what an afternoon, it had to be the best parade with this rain, otherwise is not Manchester. We don't want sunshine," said Premier League manager of the year Guardiola in front of thousands of fans.