Manchester United have been named as the most valuable football club in Europe, dethroning erstwhile holders Manchester United. The report, released by consulting giant K P M G, takes into account financial and non-financial information publicly available for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons, and values United at more than 3 billion euros.
Six of the top ten clubs in the list are from England, with United occupying top spot, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool taking spots 5-8 and Tottenham Hotspur rounding off the top 10. Spain have two representatives in the top ten- Real Madrid and Barcelona, with Atleti coming 13th.
In the top 20, Spurs, Man City, Atleti and Juventus seem to have registered the highest growth rates from last year, as can be seen in the table below. Leicester are new entrants at No.16, displacing Ajax.
Bayern are Germany’s solitary representatives in the top 10 , but Schalke and Dortmund are ranked 12th and 14th respectively. Juventus are the only Italian club in the top 10, but Milan, Roma, Inter and Napoli are all present in the top 20.
Top 20 valuable clubs in Europe by country
England: 8
Italy: 5
Germany: 3
Spain: 3
France: 1
2017 Most Valuable Clubs | Value (million Euros) | 2016 Most Valuable | Value | |
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Manchester United | 3,095 | Real Madrid | 2,905 | |
Real Madrid | 2,976 | Manchester United | 2,905 | |
Barcelona | 2,765 | Barcelona | 2,758 | |
Bayern Munich | 2,445 | Bayern Munich | 2,153 | |
Man City | 1,979 | Arsenal | 1,663 | |
Arsenal | 1,956 | Man City | 1,620 | |
Chelsea | 1,599 | Chelsea | 1,453 | |
Liverpool | 1,330 | Liverpool | 1,273 | |
Juventus | 1,218 | Juventus | 983 | |
Tottenham | 1,011 | PSG | 843 | |
PSG | 998 | Dortmund | 830 | |
Dortmund | 971 | Tottenham | 801 | |
Atletico Madrid | 793 | Schalke | 624 | |
Schalke | 691 | Atletico Madrid | 592 | |
AC Milan | 547 | AC Milan | 545 | |
Leicester | 462 | Everton | 455 | |
Everton | 457 | Inter | 399 | |
Roma | 453 | Napoli | 394 | |
Inter | 429 | Roma | 358 | |
Napoli | 409 | Ajax | 297 | |