The wages data from UEFA Cub Licensing Report 2025 throws some insights:
– ‘Big five’ leagues cumulatively account for 73% of revenues and 72% of wages.
– The rate of wages growth (9.5%) overshadowed the growth rate of revenue (8.7%) in case of Bundesliga.
– Wages decreased by 2.1% in Serie A whereas revenue increased by 22.8%.
– Seven leagues surpass the 70% wages/revenue mark with Belgium, Turkey and Greece leagues are perilously over the 85% level. That said, four leagues are very close to the 70% mark.