Deloitte predicts pandemic will cost Europe’s top clubs around two billion euros

Barcelona remain top of Deloitte’s Football Money League but with diminished revenues (Nick Potts/PA)

The coronavirus pandemic will end up costing Europe’s top clubs around two billion euros, according to forecasts from Deloitte.

The finance firm’s annual Football Money League shows that the top 20 revenue-generating clubs lost around 1.1bn euros (£975million) during the 2019-20 season due to factors including the lack of spectators and effect on broadcast income.