Revealed: Crystal Palace agreement could trigger £300m Uefa payout

Crystal Palace could benefit from a £300million Uefa payout after agreeing to back the Union of European Clubs campaign, Football Insider can reveal.

The UEC is an independent footballing body created to promote and support non-elite professional clubs around Europe.

The body was lanched in April, and it has been reported that Palace were one of 40 teams across Europe to immediately register interest.

Uefa currently pay solidarity payments equal to around five per cent of their £3.2billion revenue from the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.

The solidarity payments are split evenly among 650 clubs in top-flight leagues that are not competing in Europe.

Uefa are being urged to double the solidarity payments to 10 per cent, which would approximately add an extra £300million to be distributed across top-flight clubs.

Uefa’s revenues are also expected to rise in the 2024/25 season when the Champions League adopts a ‘Swiss model’ league format which includes more games, teams and match weeks.

The 2024/25 season also marks the next cycle of media contracts.

The expected increase in revenue from 2024 onwards could see Uefa’s solidarity payments rise even further.

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The 2024/25 season also marks the next cycle of media contracts.

The expected increase in revenue from 2024 onwards could see Uefa’s solidarity payments rise even further.

Patrick Vieira has been appointed by French side Strasbourg – four months after he was sacked by Crystal Palace.

The Arsenal icon, 47, has signed a three-year contract with Strasbourg, who finished 15th in Ligue 1 last season. The news comes just over a week after Chelsea’s owners agreed a deal to buy a majority stake in Strasbourg as part of a multi-club ownership model.

Vieira, who was dismissed by Palace in March after a 12-game winless run, succeeds Frederic Antonetti at Strasbourg. Antonetti helped Strasbourg avoid relegation by five points last term but agreed to step down from his position after Chelsea’s investment.

Vieira is an experienced manager after spells in charge of Major League Soccer (MLS) team New York City and Ligue 1 outfit Nice, as well as Palace. He is used to working for a multi-club group, as New York City are run by Manchester City’s owners.

“I am particularly happy to join Racing,” said Vieira, as per Strasbourg’s Twitter account. “I know the history and the identity of this club, the fervour it arouses, the importance it has for its region, which is a place of football and passion.

“The rebuilding of the club in recent years, under the direction of Marc Keller [Strasbourg’s president], is an example to be admired. Working with him is a real pleasure for me. Today, a new cycle begins for Racing and it is exciting as a coach to be able to build something while relying on the values that have defined the strength of the club.”

Former Palace manager Roy Hogdson, who turns 76 next month, returned to Selhurst Park and won his first three games in charge to ease any relegation fears. Hogdson will continue as Palace manager heading into the new Premier League campaign.

Vieira is best known for his achievements as a player. The Frenchman made more than 650 club appearances for Cannes, AC Milan, Arsenal, Juventus, Inter Milan and Man City. He won countless honours during that time, including three Premier League titles.