Deloitte revealed the updated list of the richest clubs in world football, and two new teams are joining the talks.
The Deloitte Football Money League ranks teams based on their revenues for the previous season. That’s true Champions League holders Real Madrid who, like last year, once again topped the list, setting a new record by becoming the first club to record revenues exceeding EUR 1 billion in a single season. Ka-ching!
Thanks to the constant interest of fans and First leaguedue to major TV deals both at home and abroad, the list is once again dominated by English clubs, with over half of the top ten being based on these shores.
| Position (final year) | Club | Revenues 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Real Madrid | 1.046 billion euros |
| 2 (2) | Manchester City | 837.8 million euros |
| 3 (3) | Paris Saint-Germain | 805.9 million euros |
| 4 (5) | Manchester United | 770.6 million euros |
| 5 (6) | Bayern Munich | EUR 765.4 million |
| 6 (4) | Barcelona | 760.3 million euros |
| 7 (10) | Arsenal | 716.5 million euros |
| 8 (7) | Liverpool | EUR 714.7 million |
| 9 (8) | Tottenham Hotspur | 615 million euros |
| 10 (9) | Chelsea | EUR 545.5 million |
| 11 (12) | Borussia Dortmund | 513.7 million euros |
| 12 (15) | Atletico Madrid | 409.5 million euros |
| 13 (13) | AC Milan | EUR 397.6 million |
| 14 (14) | Inter Milan | 391 million euros |
| 15 (17) | NewcastleUnited | 371.8 million euros |
| 16 (11) | Juventus | 355.7 million euros |
| 17 (18) | West HamUnited | EUR 322.2 million |
| 18 (not applicable) | Aston Villa | EUR 310.2 million |
| 19 (20) | Marseille | 287 million euros |
| 20 (not applicable) | Olympique Lyon | 264.1 million euros |
Deloitte calculated each club’s position based on a combination of each club’s matchday, broadcast and commercial revenues.
The English contingent includes all the usual suspects – Manchester Cityremaining at the top of the Premier League subgroup – followed by, among others, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur AND Chelsea in the top ten.
There was room for one in the wider 20 NewcastleUnitedtwo places up to 15th, West HamUnitedwhich gained one place, and Aston Villaa new entrant in the table after success in the Premier League and subsequent entry into the Champions League under his leadership Unai Emery.
Only Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich AND Barcelona can break into the top half of the table against top-flight English sides – the only other newcomer to the top 20 is the French side Olympique Lyondespite a recent fine from the National Management Control Directorate for financial mismanagement under owner John Textor.
IN FourFourTwoAccording to the team, it is no surprise that both Madrid and City remain at the top of the table after another successful season for the pair.
However, the fact that a team like West Ham, who have been doing well but not great in the Premier League recently, can financially hold their own against some of the biggest and most successful teams across Europe shows the enormous financial strength of the English top flight.
