Vardy was in fine form last season for the Foxes and only recently signed an improved contract on a reported £80,000 per-week, to try and thwart off any potential interest in the former non-league striker.
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Arsenal were the highest-earners in the league, ahead of Manchester City (£97m), Manchester United (£96.5m) and Tottenham (£95.2m).
Leicester, which earned 93 million pounds, was only shown regularly on domestic TV in the second half of the season when its improbable title challenge appeared more realistic.
Nearly £21.5m of that was made up of so-called “facility fees”, which relate to the number of times a club are shown live in the United Kingdom during a season, in Arsenal’s case 27.
All global broadcast revenue, and central commercial revenue, is split equally among the 20 clubs.
The Foxes were shown live just 15 times, while Arsenal were the most popular choice for broadcasters Sky and BT with 27 of their 38 matches picked.
Myanmar football fans flocked on Sunday (May 22) to see newly crowned English Premier League champions Leicester City as they made a whirlwind visit to Yangon and took in the city’s stunning Shwedagon Pagoda.
Aston Villa finished bottom of the money league, with just £66.6m being given to them by the Premier League.
Commercial and global broadcast revenue is split equally.
But despite their failures on the pitch, Liverpool remained one of the highest earners in terms of TV revenue, the Premier League revealed on Tuesday.
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The buy-out fee is apparently available to clubs who will be playing in the Champions League next season. Burnley, Hull City and Queens Park Rangers received £25.937m, while Cardiff City and Fulham were paid £20.803m with Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Reading, Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers on £10.535m.
