Leeds United are well known for their large fan base outside of Elland Road, with a number of supporter tuning in to watch their games that are shown on TV, with the Whites often being shown on Sky Sports this season. 

A report from Football Insider claims that the Whites will receive a fee in the region of just £3m for TV rights, despite attracting more viewers than some teams in the Premier League.

A classic example of this is Norwich City, who are set to receive £100m through TV rights, despite sitting bottom of the Premier League table heading towards the conclusion of this year's campaign.

Leeds look as though they're going to win a long-awaited promotion back into the Premier League this term under the guidance of Marcelo Bielsa, which would obviously boost their finances significantly.

Speaking in an interview with Football Insider, former Leeds United man Noel Whelan has branded the difference in money involved in TV rights between Premier League and Championship clubs as 'a disgrace'.

“The bridge gap of £100m to £3m it’s a disgrace considering how many times Leeds United are on Sky.

“You have to take into consideration how many people are watching each game. I am sure more people are watching more Leeds United matches than Norwich, even though they are in the Premier League."

Whelan went on to call for certain clubs that attract more viewers to a channel (such as Leeds) to get more money paid to them, and labelled the situation as 'a joke'.

"We know Sky considers Leeds a commodity – a desirable team to watch which is why they have so many games there. Certain clubs should be getting paid more money and there should not be a gap between payments.

"The gap is far too big. It is a joke."

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The Verdict: 

You can understand where Whelan is coming from.

Leeds have a bigger fan base than a number of teams in the Premier League, and are obviously going to attract more fans towards a specific channel that is broadcasting their matches.

So, I do have to agree with the former Leeds man here, as he raises a valid point in saying that the gap between Premier League sides and Championship teams is far too big when it comes to funds from TV rights.

Leeds won't have to deal with this next season though, as they look as though they're destined to win promotion into the top-flight this term.