English “Manchester United” topped the list of the most expensive football clubs in the world. This is reported by daily.afisha.ru with reference to Sportico.
The “Red Devils” are valued at 6,2 billion USD.
Following “Manchester United” are “Real Madrid” (6 billion USD) and Barcelona (5,2 billion USD). The top 5 also included “Liverpool” (5,1 billion USD) and “Bayern” (4,8 billion USD).
The top ten most expensive clubs in the world according to Sportico also included:
“Manchester City” (4,75 billion USD)
“Paris Saint-Germain” (4,05 billion USD)
“Arsenal” (3,91 billion USD)
“Tottenham” (3,49 billion USD)
“Chelsea” (3,47 billion USD)
It is worth noting that the Sportico rating is based on a thorough analysis of clubs' financial statements, as well as data obtained during more than 50 interviews with experts in the field of football business.