According to the "Milan Sports" report, Roma needs to earn 90 million euros this season, and needs to be achieved through channels such as selling players.
As early as 2022, due to the violation of financial regulations, Rome and UEFA signed a settlement agreement that stipulated a path to gradually restore financial health and set up interim penalties. The club led by the Friedkins family basically completed these tasks, and although some minor problems occurred during the process (such as being fined), it was not too serious.
Rome is now facing a key node. The goal of the agreement is to comply with the so-called football profit rules in the fiscal review of the 2026-27 season. This rule requires that the cumulative losses within three years cannot exceed 60 million euros based on the fiscal years of 2024, 2025 and 2026.
First of all, it is necessary to clarify that the problem with Rome is not the club owner being stingy. The Friedkins invested 1 billion euros in five years, including buying shares. But these funds are not included in the calculation of football profit rules.
Because this rule focuses on operating accounts, that is, the club's revenue and expenditure, rather than shareholder capital injection. The purpose is very clear, which is to promote the club to operate sustainably like a normal enterprise. UEFA will exclude some projects when calculating, such as investment in youth training, women's football, infrastructure and social projects.
The following is Rome's financial status in the past three years:
Fiscal Year 2021-22: Loss of 219 million euros
Fiscal Year 2022-23: Loss of 103 million euros
Fiscal Year 2023-24: Loss of 81 million euros (official figures), but after removing "benevolent expenditures", it is about 60 million euros
in UEFA's calculations, which means that Rome has basically used up the 60 million loss allowed by UEFA, while the estimated loss in 2024-25 is about 30 million euros, and UEFA's calculations are about 10 million to 15 million euros. Therefore, the 2025-26 fiscal year must be broken even and no longer lose.
Comprehensive calculations, Rome currently needs to make up for the funding gap of about 90 million euros, and it must be compensated through various channels such as selling players, new jersey sponsors, further reducing operating costs and achieving good results to make profits. If Gasperini's performance is better than last season (League 5, Europa League Top 16, and Italian Cup Top 8), then the benefits from event bonuses, broadcast share, etc. will help reduce Rome's dependence on players' trading income. The final account will be settled in June 2026.