23 of the 36 seats in the Champions League have been confirmed for the 24-25 season.
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Girona
Bologna
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Stuttgart
Unexpectedly playing in the Champions League next season.
All four teams are playing in the Champions League for the first time, with Stuttgart playing for the first time since 2010.
The total net spending of these four teams in last year's summer window was just €92.05 million, according to the German transfer data.
Last year's net transfer spending in the summer window was as follows:
- Villa: Euro78.95 million (expenditures Euro111.5 million, income Euro32.55 million)
- Girona: 4.6 million euros (expenditure of 22.5 million euros, income of 17.9 million euros)
- Bologna: Euro3.5 million (Euro4.5 million in expenditure and Euro8 million in income)
- Stuttgart: Euro5 million (expenditure Euro5 million, income 0)
The 36 seats in the Champions League for the 24-25 season are allocated as follows:
- 23-24 Champions League winners
- 23-24 UEFA Cup winners
- Premier League Top 4 (Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Villa)
- Top 4 in La Liga (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Atletico Madrid)
- Bundesliga Top 5 (Leverkusen, Bayern, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dortmund)
- Top 5 in Serie A (Inter, AC Milan, Bologna, Juve)
- Top 3 in Ligue 1 (Paris, Monaco)
- Dutch top 2 (Eindhoven, Feyenoord)
- Portuguese Premier League Champion (Sporting Portugal)
- Scottish Premier League Champions (Celtic)
- Bundesliga Championship
- Olympic champion
- 7 play-in breakout teams (5 via championship pathway, 2 via league pathway)
