Premier League clubs brought in £6.8 billion in revenue in the 2024/25 season, according to Deloitte. That's up 8% from the year before and nearly double what Germany's Bundesliga clubs made. It's widely expected for the total to pass £7 billion for 2025/26, the first year of a bigger TV deal. The catch is that the clubs still lost a combined £948 million in 2024/25, so the money doesn't stay in the business for long.
Where the Premier League's £6.8 Billion in 2024/25 Revenue Came From
Deloitte splits club revenue into three streams. In 2024/25 they looked like this:
- Broadcast: £3.4 billion, up just 2%, because it was the last year of an old three-year TV cycle.
- Commercial: £2.4 billion, up 13%, from sponsorship, kit deals and partnerships.
- Matchday: more than £1 billion for the first time, up 15%.
Fans are paying more for tickets and hospitality, and English clubs played extra home matches in UEFA's expanded European competitions.
How the £6.7 Billion Sky Sports and TNT Sports Deal Pays Premier League Clubs
TV money is still the core of the league. The current UK deal is worth £6.7 billion over four seasons, from 2025/26 through 2028/29. It's the first cycle to run four years instead of three. Sky Sports has at least 215 live matches a season and TNT Sports has 52. Amazon chose not to bid and lost the 20 games a season it used to show.
The headline sounds huge, but the growth is modest. The league itself called it a 4% increase in live rights value over the last deal. Broadcasters are also getting far more games, so they're paying less per match.
The real growth is overseas. According to SportsPro, the league earns about £2.1 billion a year from international rights, a 27% jump on the previous cycle. Richard Masters, the league's chief executive, has said the Premier League takes half of all international media rights money earned by Europe's big five leagues. This season the league also launched its own streaming service, Premier League +, as a pilot in Singapore. It charges $44 a month for all 380 matches.
Central TV money is split three ways: equal shares, merit payments based on league finish, and facility fees for each televised game. Because of that formula, the last-place club still gets paid like a mid-table team in most other leagues. That's the main reason the Premier League's middle class can outspend most of Europe.
What the Front-of-Shirt Gambling Ban Costs Premier League Clubs in 2026/27
This is the first Premier League season without a betting company on the front of any matchday shirt. The clubs agreed to the ban back in April 2023, but plenty of them waited until the last minute. One club executive told The Guardian the change left an £80 million revenue hole.
Most clubs filled it with finance and tech. Bournemouth moved Vitality to the front of the shirt, Brentford did the same with Indeed, and Everton signed CMC Markets. Aston Villa's deal with Visit Rwanda is reportedly worth £20 million a year. Chelsea and Sunderland started the season with no shirt sponsor at all.
I wouldn't call this a clean break from gambling. The ban only covers one panel of the shirt. Betting brands can still buy sleeves, training kits and the boards around the pitch, and many already have.
The league is also floating a plan to centralise perimeter advertising and expand its own sponsor roster. According to Sky News, it believes that could add £750 million in sponsorship income. Smaller clubs would like that. The big six, who sell global reach on their own, have much less reason to give up inventory.
Who Owns Premier League Clubs and How Much They're Worth in 2026
Revenue like this pulls in the world's richest buyers. Forbes put 11 Premier League clubs in its 2026 list of the 30 most valuable soccer teams, more than any other league. Its top English valuations:
- Manchester United: $7.2 billion
- Liverpool: $6.2 billion
- Manchester City: $5.5 billion
- Arsenal: $5.4 billion, up 59% in a year
- Chelsea: $4.2 billion
The private market is now running ahead of Forbes. This summer, Fenway Sports Group sold a minority stake in Liverpool to 1892 Holdings, a group led by Amit Bhatia that includes Jeff Bezos. SportsPro reports the deal values the club at more than $7 billion.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund owns Newcastle, Abu Dhabi money owns Manchester City, and American owners run Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United. They're buying a global media property.
Premier League Wages, Losses and the New Squad Cost Ratio
Here's where the story turns. Premier League wage costs hit a record £4.4 billion in 2024/25, and transfer spending drove pre-tax losses up more than 600% to £948 million. The league is making more money than ever and still losing it.
This season, clubs operate under a new squad cost ratio instead of the old profit and sustainability rules. Spending on players and coaches is capped at 85% of revenue, and clubs in UEFA competitions also face UEFA's 70% cap. The more money a club generates, the more it can spend, which tends to favor the clubs that are already rich.
Below the top flight, the gap is enormous. Total Championship revenue is estimated at £942 million, less than a seventh of the Premier League's. The English Football League has been pushing for a bigger share. It has called the Premier League's offer of £1.5 billion over ten years inadequate. If the two sides can't agree, the new Independent Football Regulator has the power to impose a deal.
My take is that the Premier League has built the best revenue machine in world soccer and the most expensive one to keep running. The $7 billion valuations are real. So are the losses. The next few years will show whether the new spending rules and the regulator can make a £7 billion league profitable or just keep it growing.
