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Premier League’s top teams raise tour prices despite rise in TV money

Some of the Premier League’s top teams have risked the wrath of their fans after increasing tour prices in spite of receiving massive TV pay-outs.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool have added up to £20 onto the price of their Legends stadium tours, claims the Mirror.

This is despite raking in £190m last season through commercial and TV deals after winning the league.

City’s legends tour now costs £95, which is £20 more than last year, Chelsea’s, hosted by Ron “Chopper” Harris, is up £10 to £80, and Liverpool have upped theirs to £40. A £5 increase.

The most expensive stadium tour is Manchester United’s. Their legend tour will set you back £120. However, this price hasn’t risen.

From what we can tell, Arsenal’s legends tour, hosted by a choice of Nigel Winterburn, Perry Groves or Charlie George, which is £40, hasn’t actually risen in price. However, the Gunners’ regular stadium tour has gone up £2 from £20 to £22.

There is a VIP legends package, which includes a buffet lunch and complimentary booze with either Lee Dixon, Martin Keown or Ray Parlour and THAT will set you back £350 but us mere morals might as well just ignore that one.

Interestingly, Leicester’s standard tour has positively sky-rocketed from just £4 to £14. Winning the title obviously comes at a price…

The rest of the Premier League are said to have frozen their tour prices.

All tours usually include being shown the stadium (obviously), dressing rooms, stands, dug-outs, tunnel and executive boxes, with the addition of a ‘legend’ for some extra cash.

Of course, fans have every right to be a bit miffed, especially if you’re a City fan seeing as they’ve not even announced their ‘legend’ yet, but unlike matchday tickets, which Arsenal have frozen again, there’s unlikely to be as much noise surrounding the price-hikes.

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