Italian Media Highlight How Serie A Clubs Debt Doubled In Last Decade With Inter Milan’s €350M Debt The Highest | OneFootball

The amount of debt held by Serie A clubs has doubled over the past ten years, with Inter the club who have the highest debt burden among teams in the Italian top flight.

This is highlighted in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, who note that the Nerazzurri’s debt burden of €350 million is the highest in Serie A, with Roma close behind them.

Whilst revenues for Italian teams have come close to bouncing back from their pre-pandemic levels, currently at €2.5 billion per season compared to €2.7 billion in the 2018-19 season pre-lockdown, the spending has also continued to balloon.

Not every Serie A club holds significant debt, as the Gazzetta note that Napoli, Atalanta, and Fiorentina are in positive territory at €56 million, €47 million, and €44 million respectively.

Meanwhile, AC Milan have reduced their debt burden significantly to €28 million, whilst Juventus have slashed a debt burden that was once as high as €389 million to the comparatively modest €153 million.

However, Inter’s debt burden of €350 million leads the way, whilst Roma are not far behind at all with a debt burden of €346 million.