Tottenham's Premier League relegation could prove more costly in more ways than one

Ten months ago, Tottenham fans were celebrating in the streets of North London after winning the Europa League, but it's become a possibility that the side could be playing Championship football next season, with relegation from the Premier League a scary sight.

They go into their home game against Crystal Palace tonight, a single point above the relegation zone, with West Ham winning away at Fulham, and Nottingham Forest getting a point at the Etihad, which has really put the pressure on Igor Tudor's team, who are without a win in the league since December. 

But one of England's traditional "big six" playing in the second division would be a catastrophic disappointment and would have huge repercussions due to the resources they have at their disposal. 

DAZN News takes a look at what the financial impact would be if Tottenham Hotspur were to get relegated.

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It has been estimated that Spurs could lose £250 million if they went down. 

Attendances would most likely drop, due to the fans not wanting to pay the price for a full season ticket, and watch something that isn't Premier League football.

Broadcast revenue would also be cut down; they wouldn't get the lucrative domestic and international deals.

Their TV income would plummet, and unless they were to win the Champions League, they'd lose out on the money that gives the club. This would mean that if they were to win it, they would still have European football even though they'd be in the second division.

Currently, Spurs charge an average of £76 per fan for each home match, with only five clubs in Europe costing more.

Reports came out this week that Tottenham players would face wage cuts if relegated, with the vast majority of the highly paid players having their salaries lowered by approximately 50%.

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Across both transfer windows this season, Tottenham spent around £230 million in total, and the likes of Xavi Simons, Conor Gallagher, and Mohammed Kudus would have all signed long-term deals whilst being paid handsomely.

Most of their squad is of European quality, so the question for them and the management is, if they were to go down, where do the players play, because most of them will not want to be in the Championship.

The options of what could be proposed are either send the ones who don't want to play in the second division out on loan and be able to get them back the following season if they were to get immediately promoted, or sell them and get some money for them.

But if no one wants to pay the money for the players they're looking to offload, then they can't have them sit out and not play whilst being paid hefty wages.

The other downside would be that they most likely wouldn't be able to recruit the calibre of players they'd want to.

Whilst this is still a low possibility for now, if Tottenham are unable to get a result against Crystal Palace, then alarm bells will start to ring; the big cloud of Championship football could start engulfing the club.

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