02 February 2024 , 12:30
1211
0
Manchester City made £176.2m from last season’s Premier League win as all 20 clubs claimed nine-figure sums.
Official numbers released by the league showed that every team was entitled to £88.6m in base payments - broken into £79.2m as an equal share payment and £9.4m from commercial income. And after an increase in international TV income, every place in the table was worth approximately £3.1m more.
The Premier League said City banked £62.3m in merit payments for finishing top, a rise of £23m compared to their title triumph a year earlier, while bottom-placed Southampton made only £3.1m. Clubs were rewarded additional sums for the amount of games that were broadcast on British television, known officially as facility fees.
That meant Bournemouth, who finished 15th in the table but were shown in the UK on only 11 occasions, made a total of £117.5m. Everton came 17th but earned £120.5m because 22 of their fixtures were broadcast.
Chelsea's slip to midtable meant their earnings were only £137.7m, while Liverpool made £13.2m more than Brighton despite finishing only one place higher because they were shown more often on television in the UK.
Chelsea complete record-breaking Enzo Fernandez transfer after deadline day rush
The figures have been released several hours after a quiet January transfer window in which spending dropped by more than 700 per cent compared to a year earlier.
A slump in activity has been put down to a combination of factors headlined by fears around profit and sustainability regulations after Everton were handed a ten-point deduction and Nottingham Forest have also been charged.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United did not make a single addition, while Manchester City ’s £12.5m signing Claudio Echeverri was loaned straight back to River Plate.
Premier League payments 22-23: 1 Manchester City £176.2m, Arsenal £172.2m, Manchester United £168.3m, Newcastle United £164.3m, Liverpool £162.9m, Brighton £149.7m, Aston Villa £148.3m, Tottenham Hotspur £151.9m, Brentford £138.7m, Fulham £138.1m, Crystal Palace £133.3m, Chelsea £137.7m, Wolverhampton Wanderers £124.6m, West Ham United £129m, Bournemouth £117.5m, Nottingham Forest £118.6m, Everton £120.5m, Leicester City £114m, Leeds United £111.7m, Southampton £103.6m.