Manchester United Overthrows Real Madrid As The Richest Club
Forbes has named Manchester United as the
world’s most valuable football club for the first time in five years,
overtaking La Liga giants Real Madrid.
The
calculations are based on equity plus net debt, revenues and operating income
for the 2015-16 campaign, the Old Trafford outfit are now worth £2.86 billion.
During
the season before last, United generated revenue of around 765 million US
Dollars - approximately £593 million.
"Manchester United's return to the
top spot is a testament to their powerful brand and marketing acumen,"
said Mike Ozanian, assistant managing editor at Forbes Media.
Real, who have been top of the pile for
the previous four years, drop to third in the list of most valuable clubs in
world football.
Zinedine
Zidane’s men recently claimed their second Champions League trophy in as many
years and beat rivals Barcelona to the Liga title, but the Catalan side have
climbed over Madrid into second place in Forbes’ 14th annual rich list.
Barcelona’s
£2.82 billion value shades Real’s £2.77 billion, with Bayern Munich and
Manchester City completing the top five.
Bayern,
who have secured the Bundesliga championship for five consecutive seasons, come
in with a value of £2.10 billion, with Pep Guardiola’s City moving above
Arsenal with a total of £1.61 billion.
It
is the Premier League who dominate the top 20 richest clubs in football, with
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham joining United and City in the top
10.
Leicester City, shock Premier League
champions in 2015-16, move to 19th in the list, while West Ham are 15th
following their move into the London Stadium.
Lists of Richest clubs:
1
– Manchester United 3.69bn US Dollars (£2.86bn)
2
– Barcelona 3.64bn US Dollars (£2.82bn)
3
– Real Madrid 3.58bn US Dollars (£2.77bn)
4
– Bayern Munich 2.71bn US Dollars (£2.1bn)
5
– Manchester City 2.08bn US Dollars (£1.61bn)
6
– Arsenal 1.93bn US Dollars (£1.5bn)
7
– Chelsea 1.85bn US Dollars (£1.43bn)
8
– Liverpool 1.49bn US Dollars (£1.15bn)
9
– Juventus 1.26bn US Dollars (£976m)
10
– Tottenham 1.06bn US Dollars (£821m)
11
– Paris St Germain 841m US Dollars (£652m)
12
– Borussia Dortmund 808m US Dollars (£626m)
13
– AC Milan 802m US Dollars (£621m)
14
– Atletico Madrid 732m US Dollars (£567m)
15
– West Ham 634m US Dollars (£491m)
16
– Schalke 04 629m US Dollars (£487m)
17
– Roma 569m US Dollars (£441m)
18
– Inter Milan 537m US Dollars (£416m)
19
– Leicester City 413m US Dollars (£320m)
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