THE Premier League is the most lucrative league in the world and all 20 clubs are guaranteed to earn huge sums from simply just being in the division.
But how much can each team get in the 2022/23 season?
Premier League prize money explained
The league has not made prize money public since halfway through the previous decade but the breakdown is known and that means estimates can easily be calculated.
And teams will take home even more this season, with the broadcast pot rising from last term’s figure of around £2.5billion.
The team that become champions will bag over £160m, but even teams that finish in the bottom three and drop out of the division will make over £100m from prize money alone.
The league is able to do so part in thanks to the Premier League’s enormous international fanbase and the fortunes made in TV rights agreements.
Premier League prize money position breakdown
Unsurprisingly, the teams at the top of the table took home the most prize money in the 2021/2022 season, with champions Manchester City banking £161.3m, while close runners-up Liverpool received £159.8m, the Mirror reported.
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But as the following list shows, all 20 teams in the English top flight made an an absolute mint just by taking part in the season.
- Manchester City £161.3m
- Liverpool £159.8m
- Tottenham £152.1m
- Chelsea £151.7m
- Arsenal £151.6m
- Man United £150.2m
- West Ham £142.1m
- Leicester £134m
- Newcastle £131.5m
- Brighton £130.6m
- Wolves £128.2m
- Crystal Palace £124.3m
- Aston Villa £123.3m
- Brentford £121m
- Everton £120.4m
- Leeds £116.1m
- Southampton £113.3m
- Burnley £106.1m
- Watford £104.6m
- Norwich £100.3m.
How much do Premier League clubs get paid for being on TV?
The Premier League is the most watched league in the world and has billions of worldwide viewers annually.
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Its popularity has meant the league has been able to negotiate huge TV deals that benefit clubs throughout the division.
Every team in the league gets an equal TV rights base payment.
Last season this was reportedly around £84m.
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Teams will then get additional payments depending on how often they’re chosen to appear on TV.
Alongside this, a merit payment system reflects where each team finishes in the table, which each place thought to be worth around £2.2m.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk