The Premier League have agreed to pay an extra £100million to lower division and grassroots clubs in order to secure Government backing for a new three-year domestic television deal.
As reported by Sportsmail, the 20 clubs approved the £4.5billion contract extension with Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime on Wednesday.
That decision came after being told that the price of avoiding a competitive tender would be increased funding for the rest of the sport.
The extra £100m will be paid on top of the £124m the Premier League already contribute on so-called solidarity payments and will got to the EFL, non-League, women’s football and grassroots.