We may never get a chance of champions league again. You can't assume next season teams will be at the same levels as this year. We could easily finish 8th next season if all the usual teams have a good year. We've put ourselves in place to possibly get champions league now, despite an injury crisis, and the enhanced income that brings.
If we miss out the summer becomes even more painful with players having to exit to balance thr money to meet the bullshit psr rules.
Europa doesn't help financially to keep the core of the team together.