Arsenal are playing for a £90 MILLION cash bonanza tonight against Chelsea in the Europa League final.
The Daily Mail says the final would be worth at least £90m to Arsenal - even if they don't advance beyond next season's Champions League group stage.
In an illustration of how qualifying for the Champions League sets a booster rocket beneath clubs' earnings, the Gunners would earn as much from simply participating in it next season than winning this season's Europa League.
Arsenal stand to pocket around £43.4m in prize money if they defeat their London rivals and that would rise to £47.5m if they beat either Liverpool or Tottenham in the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul on August 14.
But simply appearing in the group stage of next season's Champions League would see Arsenal almost double their money, with over £20m television money, a hefty coefficient payment and a 'starting fee' of £13.4m just for participating.
If Arsenal were to replicate their Europa League group stage record of five wins and one draw from this season in next season's Champions League, they would add another £21m.
And that's before enormous bonuses for advancing deep in the competition.
