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Liverpool finish top of tree of Premier League earners this season

Liverpool finished top of the tree of Premier League earners this season.

The Daily Mail says Liverpool banked £152.5million compared to Manchester City's £151m as Jurgen Klopp's side were more popular with broadcasters.

Matches involving Liverpool were shown live 29 times by Sky Sports and BT Sport — two more than any other club.

Manchester United's disappointing sixth place finish was reflected in their inferior payment of £142.5m.

Huddersfield received the lowest amount, but take £96.5m back with them to the Championship that will inevitably help fund next season's promotion bid.

The Premier League's gargantuan broadcast deal is the most lucrative in Europe and helps clubs acquire top talent from the continent.

It distributes broadcast revenues with 50 per cent equally shared and 25 per cent depending on how frequently a team is shown on television with the other 25 per cent dependent on the final table position. International broadcasting revenues are shared equally among the 20 clubs.

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