Man City claimed £153 MILLION in prize money after winning the Premier League last season

The Premier League have revealed champions Manchester City won a staggering £153million in prize money last season.

Pep Guardiola’s men won their fourth title in five seasons in 2021-22 after a dramatic final day which saw them come from two goals down to beat Aston Villa and pip Liverpool to the crown.

As per the Daily Mail, Finishing first saw City earn a UK merit payment – which is divided according to final league position – of nearly £34m as well as a further £7m internationally.

Manchester City claimed £153MILLION in prize money after winning the Premier League last season.

The news was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

“We are massive.”
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“Best run club in the world ✅”
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“That’s insane.”
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“Let’s get another 153M come may May 2023 then”
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“It’s funny how many people choose to ignore just how much money we make from prize money over the last decade. As well as that our net spend has actually been better than Liverpool and United in the last 5 years too.”
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“They’d Still have 144 million leftover from this summer! Definitely got plenty available for next summer.”
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“Liverpool and Manchester United fans wouldn’t like this news. Man City don’t generate money according to their delusional idiotic ideologies. They are still living in denial 😂 ”
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