Chelsea earned approximately £99 million in Premier League payments during the 2014-15 season, the highest a club has ever received for a single campaign.
Jose Mourinho's champions finished eight points ahead of Manchester City, who received the second-highest amount at £98.5 million. Although Manchester United finished fourth in the division, they trumped third-place Arsenal in the financial prize stakes, highlighted by the Premier League spokesman's Twitter account:
Premier League announces payments to Clubs for season 2014/15 >> http://t.co/mZn77iXz13 pic.twitter.com/YNphwF8vIV
— Premier League (@PLSpokesman) June 2, 2015
United appeared in more televised games than Arsenal—27 compared to the Gunners' 25—which places Louis van Gaal's team just above the north Londoners in terms of cash received.