Manchester City Valuation Crosses €1bn, Ahead Real Madrid By €220m
Manchester City current valuation stands at €1.52 billion, making it the world most valued football club.
The latest data by FairBettingSites.com puts it as the only football club that has crossed the €1 billion mark, and ahead of Real Madrid of Spain by a whopping €220 million.
Liverpool FC is ranked the second most valuable football club with a market value of €925 million, while Paris Saint-Germain in France follows with €890.3 million.
As the leading brand in the football industry, valued at €1.32bn as of this year, Real Madrid ranked as the sixth most-valuable club in 2022.
According to TransferMarkt data, the market value of the Spanish club now stands at €837.5 million, or €220 million less than Manchester City.
Another top-tier Spanish football club, FC Barcelona, is valued €247 million less than the Premier League club.
Top-tier football teams spend millions of euros on their players, driving the club’s market value to impressive figures. .
Since the Abu Dhabi United Group acquired Man City four years ago, its rise has been astronomical, benefitting from the huge cash injection that enabled it to attract big names, and titles, streaming in.
This year, the club spent €145 million during the summer transfer window to strengthen their squad and signed five players for the first team. One of them, the new generation superstar, Erling Haaland, became the highest-valued player in Premier League, with a valuation of €150 million.
Statistics also show that three out of the five most expensive players in England’s top-flight league play in Manchester City.
With a market value of €90 million, midfielder Phil Foden is Premier League’s third most valuable player, followed by his teammate, Kevin De Bruyne with €85 million.
Besides becoming the most valuable football team globally, Manchester City also grew into the second-largest brand in the football world.
After reporting the highest revenue in the football industry in 2021, Manchester City’s brand value jumped by 18.7 per cent YoY to €1.32bn in 2022, placing the club ahead of last year’s runner-up Barcelona FC.
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