Liverpool have banked record-breaking revenues in excess of £250million for the 2018-19 season, after their Premier League and Champions League exploits.
For the first time a football club has earned more than a quarter of a billion pounds via competition revenue streams in a single season.
The Reds finished second to Manchester City in England’s top flight, but made more than the champions after appearing three times more than their rivals on UK television.
The breakdown of UK broadcast, international TV and commercial revenue payments saw the newly-crowned European champions take home a cool £152.43million.
Now, having defeated Tottenham in Madrid on Saturday to win Europe’s Premier club competition for the sixth time, prize money from the Champions League heading to Anfield equates to a massive £98.5million.
All in, that means that Kop owners Fenway Sports Group have earned a staggering £250.9million following their side’s exploits this term.
Liverpool pocketed European prize money of just over £67million after winning the competition, £11.3million from their share of pooled TV money and also £20million of revenues from UEFA’s overall pot.
With matchday and commercial income to be added, the Merseysiders' are on course to post record figures in their 2018-19 accounts and club chiefs are now looking to tie down Klopp to a new contract.
The German inked a six-year deal in 2016, but after the exploits of this season owners FSG want him to hand him a new deal.
Principal owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and director Michael Gordon see the 51-year-old as the best coach in world football.
Speaking after the victory in Madrid, Werner declared: “When the players threw Jurgen in the air after our victory, they were acknowledging what all Liverpool fans know — he is beloved by all who appreciate football.
“Jurgen is a brilliant coach, but just as importantly he is a humble and caring man who is happy because he knows what this means to our supporters.”
