A total of 25,680 libraries could be kept open for a year, or you could buy Gareth Bale 60 times. Alternatively, £5.136bn is six-and-a-half times the amount the Glazers paid to buy Manchester United in 2005.
So it's big. Very big. In practical terms, it means that English football has stolen a march on every other league and every other club in world football. No-one else can compete with this.
It is estimated that from the 2016-17 season, the club finishing bottom in the Premier League will earn £99m in prize money, and the champions £156m. Last season Bayern Munich made £26.69m, Paris Saint Germain £32.62m, Juventus £69.69m and Real Madrid £103.79m.
So while Cardiff, QPR or Leicester may not be able to compete with the likes of Bayern Munich on the pitch, they can dominate them financially off it.
That has a knock-on effect. There has always been talk of a 'premium' on English players, but now there will be a premium on players moving to England. If a club has a choice of selling a player to Everton or Espanyol then you can be sure the price quoted to officials at Goodison Park will be far higher than to those in Spain.
Equally, the players and their advisers will be well rewarded. Last year it was revealed the average Premier League player earns £31,000-a-week. With TV rights going up by 70.2% the footballers themselves will know their worth.
Subsequently the top players in the world will suddenly find the Premier League even more attractive.
And it is at the lower end of the table where that will be felt most. A regular in Chelsea or Manchester City's first-team is unlikely to be having financial issues, but we could soon see the days where an agent demands £80,000 for Stoke's prospective new right-back.
It also makes English clubs even more attractive to investors. The days of custodian ownership have been on the way out for some time, but this proves you can make money out of football clubs. It is hard to believe that any clubs will remain under the ownership of a benevolent fan who will do what is right for the club, or a group of genuine supporters, like the consortium in charge at Crystal Palace, for example.
Rather than owning a football club helping billionaires blow a fortune, it will be an easy way to make one.
Ultimately, the new deal proves that even in times of recession the football bubble shows no sign of bursting.
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