Richest clubs in the world revealed with more than half the top 20 English for the first time in history

By Mark White
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Here comes the money! The richest clubs in the world are mostly English, with two new entrants into the list

Richest clubs in the world revealed: Newcastle celebrate the second goal to make it 2-0 during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion at St. James's Park, Newcastle on Saturday 5th March 2022.
Newcastle United have cracked the rich list (Image credit: Robert Smith/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The richest clubs in the world have been revealed, with two new English entrants into the top 20.

For the first time ever, half of the Deloitte Money League is comprised solely of Premier League teams, the table topped by the Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City. The Premier League champions raked in €731m last season, almost €100m more than their previous season's total of €644.9m.

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Deloitte Money League in full
Position (last year)Club2021/22 revenue (2020/21 revenue)
1 (1)Manchester City€731m (€644.9m)
2 (2)Real Madrid€713.8m (€640.7m)
3 (7)Liverpool€701.7m (€550.4m)
4 (5)Manchester United€688.6m (€558m)
5 (6)Paris Saint-Germain€654.2m (€556.2m)
6 (3)Bayern Munich€653.6m (€611.4m)
7 (4)Barcelona€638.2m (€582m)
8 (8)Chelsea€568.3m (€493.1m)
9 (10)Tottenham Hotspur€523m (€406.2m)
10 (11)Arsenal€433.5m (€366.5)
11 (9)Juventus€400.6m (€433.1m)
12 (13)Atletico Madrid€393.9m (€332.8m)
13 (12)Borussia Dortmund€356.9m (€337.6m)
14 (14)Inter Milan€308.4m (€330.9m)
15 (16)West Ham United€301.2m (€221.5m)
16 (19)AC Milan€264.9m (€216.3m)
17 (15)Leicester City€252.2m (€255.5m)
18 (NEW)Leeds United€223.4m (€190.4m)
19 (18)Everton€213.7m (€218.1m)
20 (NEW)Newcastle United€212.3m (€170.1m)

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.