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PREM KEEN TO WRAP UP CASH DEAL WITH EFL…

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The LeaguePaper Team
27 September 2026

By Chris Dunlavy

EXIT: West Ham dropped out of the top flight last term
EFL

THE Premier League has offered EFL clubs an instant £81m payout in a bid to stave off intervention from the Independent Football Regulator.
The 10-year deal - which was agreed by Premier League clubs during the summer - would increase solidarity payments to the EFL by £163m a year by 2028-29 - more than double the current estimate of £134m.
It would be effective immediately, meaning that clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two would collectively pocket an extra £81m by th...

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