MANCHESTER CITY has a chance to earn as much as Liverpool next season.
This comes after the club signed a TV deal which saw BT Sport pay £1.2billion to keep screening the competition for the next three years, has brought a major cash revamp and a cash pot of £1.78billion.
City, Manchester United, Spurs and Liverpool are guaranteed a windfall that could be worth nearly £150million if they go all the way.
For the first time, “historical” achievements are used to calculate the co-efficient rankings of the clubs, with a sliding scale used to determine the split of a £511m pot.
United, ranked fifth in that table after two Champions League wins and their 1968 European Cup triumph, will bank £27.1m, with City taking £21.3m, Liverpool £20.3m and Spurs £14.5m.
Another £255m will be shared between the 32 teams according to the value of the “market pool” based on the money paid in by the national broadcasters.
BT’s huge input means the English market pool is likely to be around £157m, which will be split in two chunks, half up front and the rest based on performances.
As champions, City will take around £31.4m, with United on £23.6m, Spurs, who finished third in the Prem, £15.7m and fourth-placed Liverpool £7.85m.It means City are already guaranteed £66m just for qualifying, with United to earn £64m, Spurs £43.55m and Liverpool £41.5m.