Liverpool become first Premier League team ever to earn over £250m from TV revenue in a single season following Champions League success
- Liverpool will receive £250.9m from TV revenue after their exceptional season
- The Reds finished second in the top flight and won the Champions League
- Liverpool have become the first team to earn more than £250m in one season
- Beaten Champions League finalists Tottenham finished second as a consolation
Liverpool have been given even more cause for celebration after it emerged they will earn a major windfall from their Champions League success.
Jurgen Klopp’s side completed an excellent campaign when they won their sixth European Cup on Saturday night. They also finished second in the Premier League following a memorable title race with Manchester City.
As a result of their exploits on the field, the Reds have earned significant financial rewards as they became the first English club to receive over £250million in TV revenue in a single season.
Liverpool are the first English team ever to earn over £250m in TV revenue in a single season
The Reds finished second in the Premier League but won the Champions League on Saturday
According to Twitter account @SwissRamble, the Reds have received £152.4m as a result of their Premier League TV package and £98.5m from the Champions League.
That gives Mohamed Salah and Co a combined total of £250.9m and leaves them comfortably top in the domestic TV revenue standings by just over £15m.
Tottenham’s unexpected run to the final in Madrid saw them earn a lucrative TV deal but also finish second to Liverpool for the second time in three days.
Their domestic schedule paid out a cool £145.2m and Spurs will also receive a consolation prize for their 2-0 defeat in Spain to the tune of £89.9m. That gives them a total of £235.2m.
Four English clubs managed to earn above the £200m mark and Manchester City and United complete the wealthy quartet.
Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions pulled in £151m from domestic TV as well as £82.4m from the Champions League to finish on £233.3m
Another abject season was not enough to hurt United’s coffers it seems. The Red Devils earned £142.5m domestically and £82.6m on the continent to give them a handsome total of £225.2m for the season.
| TEAM | PREMIER LEAGUE | EUROPE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | £152.4m | £98.5m | £250.9m |
| Tottenham | £145.2m | £89.9m | £235.2m |
| Manchester City | £151m | £82.4m | £233.3m |
| Manchester United | £142.5m | £82.6M | £225.2m |
| Chelsea | £146m | £38.7m | £184.7m |
| Arsenal | £142.2m | £32m | £174.2m |
| Burnley | £107.3m | £500,000 | £107.9m |
Tottenham finished second in the revenue table – a consolation for their defeat in Madrid
Manchester United earned the fourth-highest figure, despite another disappointing season
Chelsea managed to get one over London rivals Arsenal in the Europa League final last week but their participation in the secondary tournament saw both suffer financially compared to their rivals.
Maurizio Sarri’s side ran out comfortable winners in Baku and also finished higher than the Gunners on the revenue standings.
Chelsea secured £146m from the Premier League but just £38.7m from their European antics to give a total income of £184.7m
Arsenal fared slightly worse with a combined total of £174.2m. The Gunners pulled in £142.2m from the Premier League and a further £32m from their disappointing loss in the Europa League final.
Despite finishing 15th in the overall revenue table, Burnley were the only other English team to bring in some money from Europe.
Their run in the Europa League unfortunately ended in the play-off round after a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Greek side Olympiacos but they still were received £500,000 to give them a total for the season of £107.9m
