Manchester United Fall in New Top 20 Global Rich List
LONDON (Dispatches) - Manchester United have dropped to fourth place in the global rich list, complied by Forbes, as clubs from the Premier League dominate the top 20 most valuable clubs.
Despite reporting severe financial issues and debt, Barcelona sit in top spot for the first time with a value of $4.76 billion as they just pipped bitter rivals Real Madrid who slipped from top spot to second.
Manchester United have a value of $4.2 billion, with Bayern Munich just ahead of them and Liverpool just behind them in fifth at $4.1 billion. Man United have been in top spot for 11 of the last 16 years, and were in third in the last rankings.
According to the release from Forbes, the value of Liverpool has rocketed in the past two years by 88 percent. That comes after Jurgen Klopp’s side won the UEFA Champions League and then the Premier League in back-to-back seasons.
Despite reporting severe financial issues and debt, Barcelona sit in top spot for the first time with a value of $4.76 billion as they just pipped bitter rivals Real Madrid who slipped from top spot to second.
Manchester United have a value of $4.2 billion, with Bayern Munich just ahead of them and Liverpool just behind them in fifth at $4.1 billion. Man United have been in top spot for 11 of the last 16 years, and were in third in the last rankings.
According to the release from Forbes, the value of Liverpool has rocketed in the past two years by 88 percent. That comes after Jurgen Klopp’s side won the UEFA Champions League and then the Premier League in back-to-back seasons.