Liverpool lifted the first domestic trophy of the season on Sunday following a tense penalty shootout win over Chelsea at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final, but the level prize money that will be winging its way to Anfield as a result of that triumph may surprise you.
Winning the FA Cup is incredibly lucrative – the sum on offer for winning the final alone this season is £1.8m. Before even playing the final, which will be held at Wembley on Saturday 14 May, Premier League clubs can rack up £1.6m in cash prizes through the prior rounds.
The prize pot for the Carabao Cup is much more modest – just £200,000 in total.
There is no prize money available in the League Cup until the latter stages, with that £200,000 pot distributed only among the four teams that reach the semi-final stage.
Losing semi-finalists Arsenal and Tottenham got £25,000, with Chelsea taking £50,000 as runners-up. That means Liverpool take the rest of the fund, which is £100,000.
It isn’t a huge windfall for the Reds and the trophy will be more important on the face of it. But every little helps in the financial sense of things.
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Liverpool recently released their financial accounts for the 2020/21 season. They reported a £4.8m loss for the campaign, which was still impacted by the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was, however, a much less significant loss than the £46.3m recorded in 2019/20.
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Source : 90min