MFF has bought up to AIK, Hammarby and Norrköping combined
Malmo. In the past five years, MFF has recruited 171 million Swedish kronor.
This is equivalent to AIK, Hammarby and Norrköping combined – and nearly six times that of Djurgården and Haken, respectively.
We must use our money to achieve sporting results on the field. This is exactly our mission, says Niklas Karlin, CEO of MFF.
As is known, the best football is more and more governed by the economy.
In Allsvenskan has Malmo FF By far the biggest wallet of any club for several years. For example, they have more capital than all Allsvenskan clubs combined.
Some of the club’s fans believe that the MFF should sign players for more money than they do, simply buying from a ‘higher shelf’.
Djurgarden and Haken are far behind
But a compilation by Twitter Anders Norlén, who likes to delve into the finances of Allsvenskan clubs, shows that between 2017 and 2021, the MFF either recruited or bought player contracts if we are to be precise, in the same amount as the closest. Clubs on the list: 171 million Swedish kronor.
AIK (62 million), Hammarby (55) and Norrköping (55) each signed during the same period for a total of 172 million, Norlin’s review of annual club reports shows it relied on “acquisition of intangible fixed assets” in its cash flow. Analytics.
It should be noted that the two teams that now top Allsvenskan, Häcken and Djurgården, are the two teams that have bought player contracts with the lowest money from the eight biggest clubs over the five-year period: 31 and 30 million respectively.
Login bonuses under “Acquisition of intangible fixed assets” are not included in the clubs’ annual reports.
MFF CEO Niklas Karlin does not want to comment on the comparison with other clubs.
– We do not measure in five-year periods in this way nor do we look at cost in the way reported here. We keep track of the ongoing cost to the team of players, not just new contracts but all existing contracts. That’s the cost we’re looking at, Carlnén says.
But can you say that the method they calculated here is still valid?
Yes, it is a way to analyze the various industry and associations.
FCK beats the big Swedish clubs
Carlnén thinks it’s no wonder MFF is spending more money on signings than the other teams in the Allsvenskan since they also have a lot more money to move around with.
– not at all. We must use the money to achieve sporting results on the field. That’s exactly the job we have, says Carlnén.
But MFF and other big clubs in Allsvenskan lag behind the big Danish clubs, above all FC Copenhagen.
Anders Norlén can show that FCK recruited 837 million in the years 2017-21 compared to 483 million for the eight largest clubs in Allsvenskan.
Bröndby, Midtjylland and Norway’s Rosenborg also spend significantly more than MFF. All three numbered just over 200 million during this period.
This is how much Allsvenskan clubs recruited in 2017–21
- 171 million Malmö FF
- 62 million AIK
- 55 million Hammarby
- 55 million Norrköping
- 43 million visburgs
- 35 million IFK Gothenburg
- 31 million hackers
- 30 million Djurgarden
- 11 million Sirius
- 8 million kalmar
- 4 million Helsingborg
Information is missing for Farnamo, Varberg, Melby and Sundsvall.