By Jamie White – Head of Communications
The world’s richest football clubs have been revealed in a report by the Deloitte Sport Business Group.
For the tenth year in a row, Spanish giants, Real Madrid, top the list with £518.9 million revenue.
Despite suffering their worst season in Premier League history last year, Manchester United have jumped into second place in the list of the world’s wealthiest clubs.
The Old Trafford side leapfrogged European superpowers Bayern Munich (3) and Barcelona (4) after their revenues rose from to £433.2m from £363.2m.
It is believed United’s rise is down to its rapid commercial growth, and with more deals announced this year they are expected to go from strength to strength.
Paris Saint-Germain fill the next spot, with current Premier League champions Manchester City remaining as the second-richest English club, in sixth place globally.
Chelsea remain in seventh, ahead of Arsenal in eighth and Liverpool in nith – rising from 12th place, overtaking Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan. Tottenham go up a place from 14th to 13th.
In the 18th edition of the Deloitte report, which uses figures sourced directly from each club, Manchester City recorded the largest increase in the top five. The Premier League champions saw revenues rise from £271m to £346.5m – an increase of 28%.
And with new broadcasting deals struck by the Premier League with Sky TV and BT Sport, Newcastle United (19) and Everton (20) break into the top 20 for the first time, with West Ham United (21) and Aston Villa (22) falling just outside the Top 20.
No other region in the world has as many clubs in the top 20 as England, with these clubs playing a major role in the UK economy.
The Top 20 list compiled by Deloitte
- Real Madrid – £459.5m
- Manchester United – £433.2m
- Bayern Munich – £407.7m
- Barcelona – £405.2m
- Paris Saint-Germain – £396.5m
- Manchester City – £346.5m
- Chelsea – £324.4m
- Arsenal – £300.5m
- Liverpool – £255.8m
- Juventus – £233.6m
- Borussia Dortmund – £218.7m
- AC Milan – £208.8m
- Tottenham – £180.5m
- Schalke 04 – £178.9m
- Atletico Madrid – £142.1m
- Napoli £137.8m
- Inter Milan – £137.1m
- Galatasaray – £135.4m
- Newcastle United – £129.7m
- Everton £120.5m
