There is now clarity about Newcastle United’s season.
Days after the Premier League campaign to have resulted in a seventh-placed finish, Newcastle discovered their fate when it came to European football next term.
Indeed, Manchester United’s shock win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final means Eddie Howe and his side will not be granted entry into continental competition of any means next time out.
Before that, however, the club embarked on a quick-fire post-season tour of Australia.
The likes of Gareth Southgate and Kieran Trippier expressed reservations about the trip and for good reason.
It was a long and arduous campaign for Newcastle, one dominated by an injury crisis that simply refused to relent.
With Euro 2024 and the Copa America around the corner, it seemed like a lot of effort for what turned out to be a penalty shootout win over Tottenham and an 8-0 drubbing at the hands of an A League All-Stars XI.
Still, as Southgate himself said, it was surely done with PIF’s battle against FFP limitations in mind.
Every little helps, after all.
Now, some insight into how much money Newcastle earned has emerged.
How much money Newcastle earned from their post-season tour of Australia
According to The Chronicle, the club earned the princely sum of £3m for their two games Down Under.
Obviously, that equates to £1.5m per game, which is a sizeable sum of money.
Still, quite whether or not it was worth the journey and all that it entails is up for debate.
Newcastle’s owners have been frustrated about FFP for months
As far back as the January transfer window, there were reports claiming Newcastle’s owners were making it clear they felt as if they were being held back by the FFP rules.
It was even said there was a belief amongst them, as well as other clubs, that they were simply there to preserve the status quo amongst the current elite.
With that in mind, perhaps its not so surprising that they’d go to such lengths to try and bring more money into the club…
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