The Premier League’s income from broadcasting deals will break the £10 billion barrier over the next three seasons with overseas rights worth more than domestic for the first time, clubs have been told.
International deals for 2022-25 will be worth £5.3 billion, up 30 per cent, with the domestic rights bringing in £5.1 billion and commercial contracts taking the total to £10.5 billion. The figures, seen by analysts as being remarkable in the face of a general global rights recession brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, were outlined to club chairmen and chief executives at a shareholders meeting in London.
The clubs were told that the financial guarantees mean that the Premier League can now enter into negotiations with the English Football League about solidarity
