Real Madrid overtakes Manchester United as the most valuable football club in the world, according to Forbes

Forbes’ The list of the most valuable football teams in the world is known and there is a new leader at the top Real Madrid have surpassed Manchester United. The La Liga giants are now worth $6.6 billion and could win their 15th Champions League title on June 1 after posting nine percent growth over the past year (you can catch all the coverage on CBS, CBS Sports Golazo Network and Biggest+). With Kylian Mbappe likely to join Los Blancos this summer, this is one spot they may not give up anytime soon.

Manchester United have fallen to second place after Jim Ratcliffe paid $6.5 billion for a partial stake in a team that set the record for the price paid for which the buyer also received operating rights. Manchester United is now valued at $6.55 billion and is not far behind the La Liga giants as the Premeir League boasts twelve of Forbes’ richest clubs, something that is a direct correlation to the fact that the average annual value of their TV deal is double that of the second. highest agreement. The Premier League has an AAV of $4.215 million, followed by La Liga with $2.191 million.

Even looking at the top ten, the dominance of the Premier League is clear: six of the ten most valuable teams in the world are based in England. League titles don’t matter much as Manchester City have won six of the last seven Premier League titles, but teams like Tottenham and Chelsea are still competitive with teams winning their leagues on an annual basis. Barcelona also did not experience a major drop in the rankings, despite the financial problems surrounding the signing of new players.

In their rankings, Forbes uses enterprise value that takes into account market value, debt and cash, with figures from Delloite. The average team on the Forbes list is now worth $2.3 billion, up 5.1 percent from last year.