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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Top 30 most valuable clubs in the world
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Header Cell - Column 0 Value Club League Owners Percentage change year-on-year
1. £4.98 billion Real Madrid La Liga Club members 2 per cent
2. £4.87 billion Manchester United Premier League Glazer family, Jim Ratcliffe 1 per cent
3. £4.17 billion Barcelona La Liga Club members 1 per cent
4. £3.98 billion Liverpool Premier League Fenway Sports Group 1 per cent
5. £3.91 billion Manchester City Premier League Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan 4 per cent
6. £3.77 billion Bayern Munich Bundesliga Club members 2 per cent
7. £3.4 billion PSG Ligue 1 Qatar Sports Investments 5 per cent
8. £2.5 billion Arsenal Premier League Stanley Kroenke 31 per cent
9. £2.44 billion Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Joseph Lewis Family Trust, Daniel Levy 3 per cent
10. £2.4 billion Chelsea Premier League Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital 4 per cent
11. £1.59 billion Juventus Serie A Agnelli Family 5 per cent
12. £1.52 billion Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga Club members 4 per cent
13. £1.26 billion Atletico Madrid La Liga Miguel Gil, Enrique Cerezo, Ares Management, Idan Ofer 6 per cent
14. £1.1 billion AC Milan 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 Inter Miami MLS Jorge Mas, Jose Mas, David Beckham 17 per cent
17. £850 million Inter Milan Serie A Oaktree Capital 15 per cent
18. £830 million West Ham Premier League David Sullivan, 1890s Holdings, David Gold Family Trust 2 per cent
19. £811 million Newcastle 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 Aston Villa 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 Brighton Premier League Tony Bloom 18 per cent
25. £627 million Fulham Premier League Shahid Khan 8 per cent
26. £608 million Austin FC MLS Anthony Precourt, Eddie Margain 10 per cent
27. £597 million Roma Serie A Friedkin Group —
28. £590 million Seattle Sounders MLS Adrian Hanauer 2 per cent
29. £582 million Crystal Palace 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