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Celtic's profits soar to almost £10m after Champions League run

Celtic have reached the group stages of the Champions League again this season
Celtic have reached the group stages of the Champions League again this season

Celtic made a pre-tax profit of almost £10million last season after a near 50% jump in revenue.

The Scottish champions have announced a profit before tax of £9.74million in the year to the end of June 2013.

Celtic, boosted by their run to the last 16 of the Champions League, brought in group revenue of £75.8million, up 48 per cent on the previous 12 months.

Operating expenses were up 15.2% while Celtic plc wiped out their bank debt.

The company had £3.76million in the bank at the end of the period following a bank debt of £2.77million 12 months earlier.

The importance of Champions League revenue of more than £20million was evident when compared to the previous year, when Celtic were in the Europa League and recorded a deficit of more than £7million.

The figures do not take account of the sale of Victor Wanyama, Gary Hooper and Kelvin Wilson in the summer, which brought in around £20million.

They do encompass the purchases of Virgil van Dijk and Amido Balde earlier in the summer.

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