Finance Expert: Leeds to face ‘challenge’ increasing spending after PL survival

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(Credit: Imago) Wed 15 April 2026 19:30, UK Leeds United’s biggest challenge will be around increasing their wage bill if they remain in the Premier League this season. “Can they stop being that yo-yo club and start to have two, three or four seasons in the Premier League, but also at the same time managing that wage bill, which is of course the hardest challenge for all these teams.

“We know that lots of clubs have really made a choice and gone down a route where they say, ‘Look, either we’re going to invest heavily on the wage bill and gamble, or we’re going to be very reserved on the wage bill and accept that we’re probably going to get relegated straight away. That’s just not going to work for Leeds United.” Why Leeds have one eye on Championship promotion raceBorson revealed Leeds will have an eye on which clubs are promoted to the Premier League if they stay up this season.

“What they need to do is just somehow try and put a few seasons together, then start to gradually increase the wage spend, which is a good proxy for where you’re going to finish and hope also that one or two of the relegation places are taken by clearly inferior teams,” said Borson. The Leeds United publish 24/25 accounts when they were promoted from the Championship. 🔑figures⚽️Revenue £137m (Championship Record) ⬆️7%⚽️Wages £107.7m ⬆️28%⚽️Ave weekly wage £45,000⚽️Underlying loss £65.1m ⬇️7%⚽️Player sale profits £25m ⬇️25%⚽️Loss before tax £49m ⬇️19%… pic.twitter.com/9Ki3tv7lxj— Kieran Maguire (@KieranMaguire) April 1, 2026 View Tweet “If they survive this season, they’ll be looking down and going, ‘Well, we really should be finishing above Coventry next season.