Aston Villa are guaranteed a multi-million-pound UEFA payment before they even kick a ball against Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday’s Super Cup, with victory worth approximately £4.3million.
Unai Emery’s side earned their place in Salzburg by winning last season’s Europa League and will now face the Champions League holders for another European trophy.
BirminghamLive reports that both finalists are guaranteed €4m (£3.4m) from UEFA, with an additional €1m available to the winners.
Aston Villa can add another £4.3m European payday
The financial reward is relatively modest compared with the money available in the Champions League, but it represents another useful addition to Villa’s growing European income.
Emery’s side have already benefited significantly from winning the Europa League last season. Their success also secured a return to the Champions League, increasing the value of a campaign which ended with Villa lifting their first major trophy for more than three decades.
Wednesday offers another opportunity to add both silverware and revenue.
ReadAstonVilla reported earlier today that Emery believes the PSG clash represents another chance to demonstrate the club’s progress. The Villa boss described the club as entering a new era in which competing for trophies has become an expectation rather than a distant ambition.
The Super Cup carries considerable sporting significance for Villa, who last appeared in the competition after winning the European Cup in 1982. UEFA confirms they won their only previous Super Cup appearance, defeating Barcelona over two legs.
PSG provide formidable opposition after retaining the Champions League last season, but the financial difference between winning and losing in Salzburg is only €1m.
The bigger prize for Villa would be another European trophy and further evidence that Emery’s side can compete with the continent’s strongest teams.
Whatever happens on Wednesday night, Villa will return from Austria with at least £3.4m added to their European earnings. Beat PSG, and that figure will rise to around £4.3m alongside another piece of silverware.
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