In recent years, qualifying for the Champions League has become an obsession for the top clubs in England.
Although the title is still the main prize, even fourth spot can offer adequate consolation given the amount of cash on offer in Europe’s top club competition.
However, only four sides are given the opportunity to play in the tournament, meaning at least one fancied side misses out each season.
With so many clubs spending huge amounts of money in the hope of qualifying for the Champions League the stakes are even higher than ever before.
Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur all have serious top four aspirations this season and by and large have spent big to make sure they get there. Those following the latest Champions League odds will know how important the tournament is.
Although City’s owners mean they don’t have to worry too much about missing out on the massive windfall that is the Champions League, the other five clubs can ill afford not to be getting a slice of that lucrative pie.
The plain fact is though, two of the six clubs will miss out and will have to cope with a Champions League sized hole in their accounts the next season.
Worse, the world’s best players now expect Champions League football in order to showcase their skills at the highest level, and if a club can’t offer that they may look to move on.
Spurs look the most vulnerable here, with the likes of Luka Modric clearly unsettled last summer when the side failed to finish in the top four.
Whatever happens, two of the Premier League’s top sides will be in for a tough summer.
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