Barclays Premier League clubs will receive their share of the record-breaking £5.14bn broadcast deal a month early to boost spending in the summer transfer window. Clubs normally receive the majority of their annual portion of television rights at the start of the new season in August, but this year they will be handed the funds in July.
Barclays Premier League clubs will receive their share of the record-breaking £5.14bn broadcast deal a month early to boost spending in the summer transfer window. Clubs normally receive the majority of their annual portion of television rights at the start of the new season in August, but this year they will be handed the funds in July.
The move is primarily designed to help newly promoted clubs to pay their players promotion bonuses and to kick start their attempts to strengthen squads. The Premier League believes that it will give clubs an advantage in what is expected to be a highly competitive transfer window.