Premier League’s money rankings revealed as relegated clubs all earn over £100m
It’s not all doom and gloom! The relegated Premier League clubs earn more than £100m each in TV deals, commercial fees and prize money as top flight money rankings are revealed
- Leeds, Leicester and Southampton all earned more than £100 million this season
- The money table combines the TV deals, commercial fees and prize money
- Here, Mail Sport took a closer look at the fascinating standings
The three clubs relegated from the Premier League this season may be facing dismal summers, but the money made from the top flight is sure to soften the blow.
Leicester and Leeds were both sent down to the Championship on the dramatic final day of the season, with Everton narrowly surviving after beating Bournemouth.
Southampton, meanwhile, played a thrilling draw with Liverpool in their final ahead of a period of turmoil, though knowing they were already down.
Each of the parties will likely be forced to sell a large number of players and make sweeping budget cuts, although parachute payments will mitigate the impact somewhat.
Their coffers will also have been replenished through a combination of their TV money and commercial fees, as evidenced by the previous campaign’s money competition.
Leeds were relegated to the Championship, but made more than £100 million in the money competition
Leicester also fell out of the Premier League, but their earnings will cushion the drop
Southampton were the first club to be sent down to the second tier towards the end of a lucrative year
Simply, even finishing at the very bottom of the table is very lucrative.
Each Premier League club will receive £87.5 million from domestic TV (£31.8 million), foreign TV (£48.9 million) and commercial fees (£6.8 million) as standard.
With facilitation fees also brought into the mix, as well as domestic and European prize money, the cash leaderboard makes for intriguing reading.
Southampton earned a total of £102.5 million, while Leeds, who finished 19th after their defeat to Tottenham, earned £110.2 million.
Above them, Leicester took home £111.2 million despite tumbling through the hatch.
At the other end of the table, Manchester City, who were crowned champions again after Arsenal’s late collapse, earned an eye-watering £165.7 million.
Champion Manchester City also topped the money table, narrowly ahead of Arsenal
Manchester United finished third in both competitions after a brilliant first season under Erik ten Hag
Tottenham took sixth place in the money league, despite actually missing out on Europe
Mikel Arteta’s outfit won a total of £162.2 million, putting them ahead of Manchester United in third place and their final total of £158.6 million.
Unsurprisingly, Newcastle took fourth place in both the current Premier League standings and the money league thanks to their £156.8 million haul.
Further down the table, it was revealed that Tottenham had finished sixth despite their eighth-place finish, missing out on European football.
Despite Brighton and Aston Villa’s successes this campaign, Spurs managed to improve their kitties. The struggling North Londoners had £145.1m compared to the £142.1m and £141.2m of the Seagulls and Villa respectively.
As for crisis-plagued Chelsea, they finished ninth in the money league thanks to their £133.4 million salary, despite finishing a nightmarish season in twelfth.
