Every Premier League club just banked £96.9 million for doing nothing more than showing up. That’s the base pay from equal shares of domestic and international broadcast rights plus central commercial revenue—£29.8 million, £59.2 million, and £7.9 million respectively.

Equal Shares

Each of the 20 clubs collects the same flat fee regardless of performance. Domestic TV alone puts £29.8 million in every club’s account; international adds another £59.2 million, and commercial revenue tacks on £7.9 million. Liverpool and Southampton both pocketed the same base pay before a ball was kicked.

Merit Payments

Performance still matters. Merit payments are a pure league-position ladder: champions Liverpool banked £53.1 million for finishing top, while Southampton’s £2.6 million was the consolation prize for finishing bottom. It’s a brutally efficient way to reward success and failure in equal measure.

Facility Fees

Home games are cash cows. Broadcasters pay facility fees to show each club’s matches, and the gap is stark. Liverpool’s 20 home fixtures generated £24.9 million in fees, while Southampton’s 19 yielded £9.7 million. Fewer televised matches and lower audiences = thinner wallets.

2024/25 Season Totals

Liverpool topped the money table with £174.9 million; Southampton limped to £109.2 million. The final tally is a simple sum: equal shares + merit payments + facility fees. No magic, no mystery—just cash dictated by league position and TV exposure.

2025/26 Season Projections

The new domestic deal—worth £1.33 billion per year—and overseas package—£1.73 billion—will lift every club’s income by at least £21 million. Merit payments and facility fees are set to rise in lockstep, meaning the gap between champions and strugglers will widen even further.

Bottom line: the new deal entrenches the financial hierarchy. The clubs finishing top will bank even more, while those propping up the table will still collect nine-figure sums—but the distance between the two is about to grow.