Newcastle United are set to receive a six-figure payment from UEFA which they must spend on youth development.
Every season, European football’s governing body distributes money to national associations which it earmarks to be spent on youth-development programmes and local-community schemes.
The Football Association is due to receive £12.1million (€13.6m) which it will then pass on to the 13 Premier League sides who did not compete in European competition during the 2017/18 campaign.
In theory, the FA could decide to distribute part of that money to Championship clubs, too, though UEFA prefers the cash to be handed out evenly to the top-flight sides in its member countries who did not feature in the Champions League or Europa League the previous season.
With seven Premier League clubs having featured in European competition last term, Newcastle could receive up to £930,000 of the £12.1m the FA receives from UEFA, should the domestic governing body distribute those funds evenly across the other 13 Premier League sides.
In order to be granted a portion of the cash, Newcastle must run an approved youth-development programme in accordance with the national club licensing manual which is accredited by UEFA.
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Given that United have an Academy, as well as an excellent charity in the NUFC Foundation, the Magpies should meet the qualifying criteria for funding.
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