Everton: Friedkin Group set to pocket slice of £3bn end-of-season Premier League cash pool

Everton are set to make roughly 5 per cent from the Premier League’s prize pool money for the 2025-26 season.

The Friedkin Group’s vision was to make the Toffees a more sustainable club moving forward, and the move to Hill Dickinson was a sign of their ambition.

Although the campaign under David Moyes hasn’t gone to plan, the Blues’ Premier League status can never be taken for granted, especially given the latest projections.

The Athletic have reported that the Premier League is set to distribute just over £3billion among the 20 teams for the end-of-season prize money.

Everton have earned a slice of the £2.8bn cash pool from the past three seasons in the Premier League, but this year could be their most profitable one.

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Everton predicted for £147.7m prize money

The Friedkin Group have already improved Everton’s sponsor revenue since coming to the club, which is only set to improve once a deal with CMC Markets to become their new front-of-shirt sponsor goes through.

Everton’s deal with CMC Markets is worth around £30million, a “modest increase” on their current contract with front-of-shirt sponsor Stake, who will remain a partner, though feature on shirt sleeves from next season.

AreaIncome
Live games26/not stated income
Equal share (UK)£31.9m
Facility Fees (UK)£17.7m
Merit payment (UK)£13.7m
Equal share (International)£56.5m
Merit payment (International)£16.4m
Central commercial£11.5m
Total£147.7m
Everton’s projections, according to The Athletic

It will be the first time ever that the Premier League is distributing £3bn to the 20 sides in the division, and this will certainly benefit the Friedkin Group.

As seen in the image below, The Athletic has gathered information from multiple sources to project Everton’s income from this prize pool.

Everton's projected Premier League prize money.
Credit: The Athletic

It is said to be a nine-figure fee of £147.7m.

This would see the Blues pocket more money from the Premier League’s distribution than seven teams, including Leeds United, Crystal Palace, Tottenham, West Ham, and more.

TFG have no excuse this summer after £147.7m news

The projected earnings would see the Toffees earn a rough amount of 5 per cent from the pot of £3bn, enough to fund some business this summer.

The Friedkin Group already spent over £100m last summer, and though a heavy spend is needed in the coming window, they need to be the right moves, too.

Moyes is keen to land a new striker, right-back, central defensive midfielder, and cover for Vitalii Mykolenko.

Perhaps Dan Friedkin and Co. will feel obliged to go big once more this summer following these projections.

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