According to Milannews.it the much-awaited Champions league qualification return for seven-time winners AC Milan is very fundamental and not just in a footballing sense but economically.
There is a long way to go in Seria A and the fight for the top four positions is still very open although the Rossoneri are ahead of Juventus, Roma, Atalanta, Napoli, and Lazio with +4, +7, +9, +13, +13 points respectively with only Inter ahead of them with 6 points. This keeps Milan in an advantageous position but they must not let their guard down, remembering the economic importance of the qualification.
The Champions League is the home of Milan but how much is the qualification worth for the Italian giants? Should the Milanese side qualify for the 21/22 edition they would earn 15 million euros and another 15 million euros made of several components one of which is the final position in Seria A at the end of the season. League winners will get 7.5 million euros, the first runner, up 5 million euros, and 2.5 million euros for the second runner up. Consequently, as a starting point, Milan would take home a figure that would exceed 30 million euros, a figure better than what the Rossoneri gets from the Europa League.
In the event of eventual qualification into the two-legged knockout rounds of the Champions League, there would be an obvious addition to the 30 million euros they would get. Milan, barring miracles in the current edition of the Europa League, would have to deal with a very tough group and advancement to the next rounds would be far from certain.
Milan in recent weeks have a lot of contractual obligations, with renewals of Hakan, Romagnoli, and Donnarrumma on top of their priority list and the economic gains of qualification to the Champions League would make it easier for management to close those renewals and possibly bring in cover for various positions.
