WSL board examining ways of raising funds
Loans would be used to boost payments and prize money
The Women’s Super League is exploring borrowing tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to accelerate the growth of the competition. The WSL board has commissioned the investment bank Goldman Sachs and the accountancy firm Deloitte to examine ways of raising funding anda debt deal is the preferred option at this stage.
The borrowing would be used to increase central payments and prize money awarded to clubs, with the aim of stimulating further growth in sponsorship, broadcast deals and club-led investment, as a result of creating a better product.
Sources involved in the discussions said the WSL wants to lead investment in women’s football rather than leave it to the clubs, whose financial commitment to the sport remains patchy, even in the top flight.
