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Football players in the UK's Premier League clubs were over $3.7 billion last season. An annual report on football finances a 15 per cent increase in revenue for the League's 20 clubs. The report from the international accountancy company Deloitte. It that the wage bill for Premier League teams above $3.5 billion for the first time ever. The report that almost 60 per cent of all the revenue by the League towards wages. This up from 55 per cent in the 2016/17 season. The Premier League's top six clubs, which Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, have the highest wage bills in the League.

The Premier League is the top level of English football leagues. It is the most- sports league in the world. People in 212 countries and territories, in 643 million homes worldwide it. This means it a lot of money from television rights and merchandising. However, the increase in the wage bill has the profits by the clubs. Deloitte said: "With the emphasis now on clubs to revenue growth...it may be that we see the levels of pre-tax profit [go down] over the next few years." The teams in the lower half of the League are it more difficult to a profit. The bottom three teams can up to $130 million if they are from the Premier League.