Even if season resumes, Premier League clubs face £340m TV refund

Liverpool FC are Premier League Toppers with 82 points, 25 points above Manchester City who have 57 points - Getty

Premier League clubs have been told they could have to repay an estimated £340m to domestic and international broadcasters - even if the season resumes behind closed doors.


Club officials met on Monday to continue talks on "Project Restart".

League Bosses said their objections to neutral stadiums had been heard and they would ask authorities to scrap the idea.

The refund is anticipated as matches are not taking place as expected - both because they will be played without fans and at different times to originally scheduled.

Premier League clubs are due to earn a total of £9.2b from broadcasters for the 2019-22 cycle.

Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters had previously predicted a loss of "at least £1b" if the Premier League failed to complete the 2019-20 season.

"We were able to update our clubs today on our situation with broadcasters, which is obviously confidential," Masters said on Monday.

"Whatever happens, there's going to be significant loss of revenue for clubs. That is inevitable."
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