Football leaders must call on the most famous investment bank in Wall Street to explore the financing options for women’s football growth in England.
Sky News has learned that the WSL board of directors is about to hire Goldman Sachs to assess opportunities for collecting new funds.
The project is at a very early stage, with more details on the unclear potential result this weekend.
The possibility of selling a participation in the WSL and the renamed championship – now known as WSL2 – has been explored in the past, and could be examined again while managers seek to capitalize on the sport profile.
The women’s team of England marked the story during the summer by keep their European championship title After a penalty shootout in the final against Spain.
In recent months, Chelsea and West Ham United have sold participation in their women’s teams to external investors, the former agreement with the husband of the former tennis superstar Serena Williams.
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Deloitte, the accounting firm which was involved in a series of recent eminent sports projects, including the sale of participations in the eight hundred cricket franchises, would also be aligned to work with the WSL Football Board.
A WSL football spokesman told Sky News: “Like any responsible business with ambition, WSL Football works in collaboration with member clubs to explore long-term growth strategies that can accelerate positive impetus within the female game.”
The spokesperson refused to comment on the involvement of Goldman Sachs or Deloitte.
The news from the review comes with the WSL and WSL2 seasons in progress.
Friday evening, Chelsea made her record 100% at the top of the WSL when Manchester United came from behind to shoot with the Londoners.
In the WSL2, Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic led the race to the upper promotion.
The WSL football council, chaired by the media veteran Dawn Airey and led by CEO Nikki Doucet, has obtained a series of commercial and broadcast partnerships in the past 12 months.
These included agreements with British Gas and Nike, as well as three-year sponsorship extension with Barclays.
On the broadcasting front, he concluded a record of 65 million pounds sterling on television rights with Sky Sports – which shares a parent company with Sky News – and the BBC.
According to the annual Deloitte examination on football finances, the 12 WSL clubs generated global income of 65 million pounds Sterling in 2023-24, a 34% increase in the figure of 48 million pounds sterling of the previous season.
This increase was, according to the report, driven by the growth of income in Arsenal and Chelsea, although each high -flying club recorded a two -digit increase in total income.
In terms of attendance, the average and cumulative crowds of WSL in 2024-25 were slightly decreasing, but this was offset by the increase in presence during second level matches, which means that in both divisions, last season was stable with a global cumulative attendance of just over 1.1 million.
The imminent appointment of Goldman comes four and a half years after the Rothschild rival investment bank was hired to undertake a similar examination, with the sale of participation in investors in investment in study for months before being abandoned.
Goldman Sachs refused to comment.