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The staggering £762m that means the Premier League HAVE to keep the season going

Champagne corks popped when the Premier League negotiated a three-year £4.73 billion UK television rights deal with broadcasters back in February 2018.

That three-year deal saw Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon snap up the seven packages of games available to broadcast top flight football on these shores.

But after the season was suspended indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Premier League chiefs calculated they may have to repay £762 million to broadcasters if the campaign isn't completed.

The Premier League are desperate to complete the season and avoid repaying TV money
Premier League chiefs have calculated they could owe broadcasters a total of u00a3780 million
Sky Sports are owed u00a3371m in unplayed fixtures
BT Sport could demand a u00a350 million rebate

The figure of £762m was the sum the Premier League calculated would be owed to Sky, BT and the 37 overseas broadcasters - who spent a collective £4.