Todd Boehly will be delighted with update direct from Qatar as Chelsea look to cash in from £774m bonanza

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As well as success on the pitch during the Club World Cup, the competition has provided plenty of financial benefits so far for Chelsea.

The Blues have already earned the best part of £90m so far from the tournament, with there being a £774m prize fund set aside for the clubs competing in the United States.

Chelsea reached this figure following their semi-final win over Fluminense, where new signing Joao Pedro marked his first start for the club with two sensational goals.

The winning strikes saw Pedro repay more than a third of his transfer fee off the back of winning the semi-final, with this money now a serious weapon for the Blues to use in the market for the rest of the summer window.

Chelsea will be delighted as 2029 World Cup set to further help big clubs

Whatever happens in the final, Chelsea will be desperate to be a part of a future version of the competition, with the projected 2029 edition still yet to have the host country determined.

Qatar have made a bid to host the competition, and financial expert Kieran Maguire has exclusively predicted to The Chelsea Chronicle that the financial disparity between the top sides and the rest will only further increase upon another Club World Cup.

He said: “I think it’s sustainable provided that the ultimate sponsors see it as a marketing exercise. The financial gaps that exist within football will be widened even further if the tournament is repeated.

“There is an argument already exist to such an extent that it won’t make much difference anyway. But one of the reasons for the success of the Premier League is competitive balance – and reducing that can’t help.“

Premier League clubs’ loss is Chelsea’s gain

While Chelsea continue to earn the big bucks over in America, the rest of the Premier League are actually in danger of seeing their income reduced.

Maguire went on to say that viewing figures for Premier League football dropped off last season, and if the clubs’ attentions continue to turn to tournaments away from the English league, then those not involved could be the ones to suffer.

He said: “Last season, we saw a fall in TV viewing figures of eight or nine per cent. That was because a lack of jeopardy at both ends of the table stopped people from tuning in. So this could be good for Chelsea in the short term but, if the competitive balance is distorted by the finances, it could be a problem.

“However, the funds that they would get from Club World Cup will probably easily offset any small reduction in the value of Premier League TV rights.“

Even if they win the Club World Cup on Sunday night, the Blues will not be guaranteed entry into the upcoming version of the competition. They would have to either win the Champions League or finish high in UEFA’s coefficient to gain qualification.