PREM chiefs have won a £164million court battle with their former Chinese broadcast partner.

But they are unlikely to get a PENNY.

League bosses cut their £490m three-year deal with PPTV in September 2020, on the eve of the start of the delayed 2020-2021 season, after the Chinese company reneged on the first payment of £160m.

PPTV claimed the Prem had breached its contract as a result of the pandemic shutdown and promised to lodge a counter-suit to the claim against it.

A High Court hearing ruled in the Prem’s favour and ordered PPTV to pay £157m plus interest and costs, amounting to a total of £164m.

But Premier League chiefs are unlikely to receive any of the money with PPTV owned by the cash-strapped Suning corporation, owners of Inter Milan who were forced into a firesale last summer.

Inter had to sell key players like Achraf Hakimi to Paris Saint-Germain, who bought the full-back for £59m.

The Nerazzurri also let their top scorer from last season Romelu Lukaku go to Chelsea, who splashed a club record £97.5m.

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The club hierarchy's transfer decisions resulted in a fallout in May between them and former manager Antonio Conte, who led Inter to their first Scudetto since 2010.

Conte resigned, just days after winning the Serie A title, and received around £6m in compensation.

The former Chelsea boss took a break from management until he joined Tottenham six months later.

Trading in Suning shares was stopped in June with the company facing debts of £5bn although chief executive Zhang Jindong claimed last month its position had 'stabilised' and that the debt problems were being 'resolved'.

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