The Nordics had to have help from Arsenal after they themselves were beaten 2-1 by Dutch PSV on Thursday evening. The team from London did the job on their own turf against FC Zürich, and there will thus be at least one more European night at Aspmyra in the 2022/23 season. When the qualification for the 8-part final in the Serie Liga is played on 16 and 23 February 2023, Glimt will have already secured over NOK 60 million from European Cup games this season. This makes up more than half of Glimt’s budget for 2022. But counting on that kind of money is not relevant, says general manager of Bodø/Glimt, Frode Thomassen. MesterligaenGlimt went through four qualification rounds to reach the Mesterliga this season. They were knocked out by Dinamo Zagreb in the last round, but were still left with more than NOK 14 million from the tournament. The Europa League Major team Arsenal visited Aspmyra in the group stage of the Europa League. For Glimt’s participation and result, they were rewarded with over NOK 47 million SerieligaenThird place in the Europa League group resulted in qualification for Serieligaen, football Europe’s third tier. There they have already secured three million kroner. If the yellow jerseys go all the way in the tournament, they can expect over NOK 88 million extra. European money not included in the budget Should the yellow jerseys make it all the way and win the Serie Liga, it means payments of a further NOK 88 million. These are distributed as follows: Prize money in the Series League Qualification for the round of 16: 600,000 euros Quarter-final: 1,000,000 euros Semi-final: 2,000,000 euros Final: 3,000,000 euros Winner of the Series League: 2,000,000 Total prize money: 8,600,000 euros. This corresponds to around NOK 88 million. In addition, bonuses will be calculated at the end of the season. These often amount to several millions. The budget for Glimt nevertheless remains sober. – We are budgeting for fourth place in the series. The budget is set in March each year, and then we know little about how the European season will be. General manager in Bodø/Glimt, Frode Thomassen, says money from European games is pure bonus for the club. Photo: Andreas Nilsen Trygstad / news Nevertheless, Thomassen does not hide the fact that the money enables the club to develop. – With the growth we have had in the last five years, we have built a solid financial platform. For us, it’s about building the club further all the way. Thomassen says that being out in Europe is not decisive for club operations, but provides an opportunity for sporting development. Essential money for player purchases Professor of sports economics at NTNU, Harry Arne Solberg, says these are large sums for a Norwegian club. He says the European money has been essential for Glimt’s player purchases recently. – They would not have been able to buy these players at all without this income. As is known, Patrick Berg was brought back home for around 40 million. – How realistic is it to be able to sit on these star players they have brought in the last year, if they go a few seasons without European games? Professor of sports economics Harry Arne Solberg. – It is very uncertain and there is no definitive answer to that. There are a few leagues in the world that have the same teams at the top all the time, says Solberg and cites Scotland as an example. Here, the teams Rangers or Celtic have been league winners for the past 40 years. – Actually, Brann, Rosenborg and Vålerenga should have dominated the Norwegian series, but the reality is different. Solberg says Glimt must take certain risks to retain its position in Norwegian football. – But that’s how football is. They have unique opportunities, but you cannot predict what the situation will be like in three years.
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Glimt has secured NOK 60 million in Europe – can get over NOK 150 million – news Nordland
