EuroLeague budgets: Panathinaikos leads with €34M net payroll

BasketNews has released the first EuroLeague Budget Tracker for the 2026-27 season. Panathinaikos clearly leads in estimated net payroll, ahead of Olympiacos and Fenerbahce. According to the first set of figures, Panathinaikos is estimated to operate with a total budget of €55-60 million and a net player payroll of around €34 million. Olympiacos follows at roughly €22 million net, with Fenerbahce at €17 million and Maccabi Tel Aviv at €15.5 million. Testo incollato

Among official or publicly reported figures, Zalgiris has a €28.8 million total budget, €19.7 million gross payroll and around €12 million net. Besiktas stands at €20 million overall and €9-10 million net, while Paris Basketball is at €30.9 million total with €8.2 million net and ASVEL at €24.8 million with €7.88 million net. Testo incollato

In Italy, Olimpia Milano is listed at €40 million total budget and Virtus Bologna at €25 million. BasketNews also stresses that comparing total budgets, gross salaries and net payrolls can be misleading because of different tax systems across Europe.