As far as top 20 richest clubs are concerned according to recent forbes valuation, eight premier league clubs feature in top 20 and we might expect a few more in couple of years time when the new premier league TV deal comes into play. and we might see United back on top of the list because they are almost sure to qualify for Champions league and their new kit deal with Adidas and shirt sponsorship deal with Chevrolet kicks in full flow next season. Lets take a look at top 20 richest football clubs according to Forbes. But first lets take a look at what goes into determining clubs value.
We have to consider factors like clubs matchday income, what country a club is from, their success on the field and its impact on the market value, social presence worldwide, high profile kit deals and shirt sponsorship, total yearly revenue and the debt situation of the club.
NO# | CLUB | VALUE | YEARLY REVENUE | LAST YEAR |
1 | Real Madrid | $3.26 billion | $746m | 1st |
2 | FC Barcelona | $3.17 billion | $657m | 2nd |
3 | Manchester United | $3.10 billion | $703m | 3rd |
4 | FC Bayern Munich | $2.34 billion | $661m | 4th |
5 | Manchester City | $1.37 billion | $562m | 7th |
6 | Chelsea | $1.36 billion | $526m | 6th |
7 | Arsenal | $1.30 billion | $486m | 5th |
8 | Liverpool | $982 million | $415m | 10th |
9 | Juventus | $837 million | $379m | 9th |
10 | AC Milan | $775 million | $339m | 8th |
11 | Borussia Dortmund | $700 million | $355m | 11th |
12 | Paris Saint Germain | $634 million | $645m | 15th |
13 | Tottenham Hotspurs | $600 million | $293m | 13th |
14 | FC Schalke | $572 million | $290m | 12th |
15 | Inter Milan | $439 million | $222m | 14th |
16 | Atletico Madrid | $436 million | $231m | 17th |
17 | Napoli | $353 million | $224m | New |
18 | Newcastle United | $349 million | $210m | New |
19 | West Ham United | $309 million | $186m | New |
20 | Galatasaray | $294 million | $220m | 16th |