Article · 2026-07-06

Comparing performance to financial resources in the boardroom

Every week, someone in the boardroom asks the same question: are we going the right direction, and how do we actually compare to the competition, both on the pitch and financially?

For a CEO or CFO, that's the real gap. You can see your own numbers. What you usually can't see is whether your spending is buying the same output your competitors get from theirs. Most clubs have no regular way to check.

We automated it: performance vs. financial size, squad value, academy development, Player Development Index, and style of play, benchmarked against clubs in the market every month.

Arsenal has outperformed its financial resources for several seasons now. But one number should worry parts of the club: between 2023 and 2025, a lot of their players were getting better. That development has stalled lately.

Book a demo and we'll show you the same report for your own club.