The rumor that Palace may try to buy Cabaye from PSG got me really thinking about how crazy this new TV deal is going to make the Premier League. This year Palace received about £77m for finishing 10th in the league. Under the new deal starting in 2016-17, Palace would receive approximately £118m for the same finish. That's an increase of £41m, which is almost as much as their entire wage bill this year (£46m). They had something like £15m in other (matchday and commercial) revenues in 2014 so adding that to the projected future TV distribution would bring them to around £133m in total revenues in a hypothetical 2017. For comparison, Inter Milan's total revenue in 2014 was £137m and Atletico Madrid's total revenue in 2014 was £142m. Those clubs will probably see revenue increases but just the idea of a club like Palace and a club like Inter being on relatively equal footing financially is pretty bonkers.
I think we'll see a lot of mid and lower table Premier League clubs investing heavily this summer to improve their chances of staying up and getting a slice of that pie starting in 2016-17. And it should make the league that much more exciting.
I think we'll see a lot of mid and lower table Premier League clubs investing heavily this summer to improve their chances of staying up and getting a slice of that pie starting in 2016-17. And it should make the league that much more exciting.