Despite their on pitch failures, Manchester United are still a financial juggernaut
The Red Devils are estimated to be the second most valuable football club in the world despite their 15th placed Premier League finish and failure to qualify for Europe this season.
12 Premier league clubs rank amongst the 30 most valuable in the world according to Forbes, alongside teams from Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the United States.
Manchester United valued as second most valuable club in the world
The report states that Manchester United benefit from the influx of cash the continental competitions offer European clubs, stating that Real Madrid's 2024 Champions League triumph saw them earn roughly £113 million in prize money.
Atalanta, who won last years Europa League pocketed £28 million, which clearly helped Manchester United following their dreadful domestic performances.
It also suggests Manchester United's previous dominance of English football, as well as impressive European performances, helps increase it revenue and therefore keeps it just behind Real Madrid as the second most valuable club.
Other Premier League teams feature on the list including champions Liverpool, who came in at fourth, valued at £3.98 billion and Manchester City, who came in fifth at £3.9 billion.
Arsenal (8th) and Newcastle (19th) saw the biggest year on year growth at 31% and 38% respectively.
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace are reportedly the 29th most valuble club in the world, worth £580 million.
Top 30 most valuable clubs in the world
| Header Cell - Column 0 | Value | Club | League | Owners | Percentage change year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | £4.98 billion | La Liga | Club members | 2 per cent | |
2. | £4.87 billion | Premier League | Glazer family, Jim Ratcliffe | 1 per cent | |
3. | £4.17 billion | La Liga | Club members | 1 per cent | |
4. | £3.98 billion | Premier League | Fenway Sports Group | 1 per cent | |
5. | £3.91 billion | Premier League | Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 4 per cent | |
6. | £3.77 billion | Bundesliga | Club members | 2 per cent | |
7. | £3.4 billion | Ligue 1 | Qatar Sports Investments | 5 per cent | |
8. | £2.5 billion | Premier League | Stanley Kroenke | 31 per cent | |
9. | £2.44 billion | Premier League | Joseph Lewis Family Trust, Daniel Levy | 3 per cent | |
10. | £2.4 billion | Premier League | Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital | 4 per cent | |
11. | £1.59 billion | Serie A | Agnelli Family | 5 per cent | |
12. | £1.52 billion | Bundesliga | Club members | 4 per cent | |
13. | £1.26 billion | La Liga | Miguel Gil, Enrique Cerezo, Ares Management, Idan Ofer | 6 per cent | |
14. | £1.1 billion | Serie A | RedBird Capital Partners | 5 per cent | |
15. | £922 million | Los Angeles FC | MLS | Bennett Rosenthal, Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, Peter Guber | 4 per cent |
16. | £885 million | MLS | Jorge Mas, Jose Mas, David Beckham | 17 per cent | |
17. | £850 million | Serie A | Oaktree Capital | 15 per cent | |
18. | £830 million | Premier League | David Sullivan, 1890s Holdings, David Gold Family Trust | 2 per cent | |
19. | £811 million | Premier League | Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund | 38 per cent | |
20. | £727 million | Los Angeles Galaxy | MLS | Philip Anschutz | 5 per cent |
21. | £719 million | Atlanta United | MLS | Arthur Blank | 8 per cent |
22. | £664 million | Premier League | Wes Edens, Nassef Sawiris | 13 per cent | |
23. | £645 million | New York City FC | MLS | Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Steinbrenner family | 3 per cent |
24. | £634 million | Premier League | Tony Bloom | 18 per cent | |
25. | £627 million | Premier League | Shahid Khan | 8 per cent | |
26. | £608 million | Austin FC | MLS | Anthony Precourt, Eddie Margain | 10 per cent |
27. | £597 million | Serie A | Friedkin Group | — | |
28. | £590 million | Seattle Sounders | MLS | Adrian Hanauer | 2 per cent |
29. | £582 million | Premier League | Eagle Football, Josh Harris, David Blitzer, Steve Parish | 1 per cent | |
30. | £579 million | D.C. United | MLS | Jason Levien, Steven Kaplan | 1 per cent |
