Player development: UEC simulator estimates amounts that could be paid to training clubs

€2.5m for Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 McDonald's), €2.3m for AZ Alkmaar (VriendenLoterij Eredivisie), €2.1m for RB Salzburg (Admiral Bundesliga) and €2m for KRC Genk (Jupiler Pro League) and Manchester United FC (Premier League) are the amounts that would have gone to the five best-rewarded UEFA clubs at the end of the 2025-26 season (excluding those competing in the Champions League at the time) if 5% of UEFA club competition revenues had been redistributed to training clubs, according to the simulator presented by the UEC on 1 September 2026.

This online simulator, which calculates player development rewards (see below for access), "hows what the Player Development Reward (PDR) could mean in practice — club by club, player by player — using real development histories, UEFA competition…