Forbes List Of Top 10 Most Valuable Football Clubs

Forbes has released the ranking for the most valuable football clubs for 2015, and five Premier League sides made the list.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only two Spanish La Liga sides on the list on the list, coming in 2nd and 1st respectively.
Check out the full list after the cut:

10. AC Milan

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Silvio Berlusconi


Current Value (£mil): 510
1-Year value change (%): -10


Revenues (£mil): 223
Operating Income (£mil): 35.5
The Italian giants cling onto a place in the top 10 despite a fall in valuation, and ongoing struggles on the pitch.

9. Juventus

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Agnelli family
Current Value (£mil): 550


1-Year value change (%): -2


Revenues (£mil): 249
Operating Income (£mil): 33
The Champions League semi-finalists pip AC Milan to the title of richest Italian club, helped by three (about to become four) successive Serie A titles.

8. Liverpool

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: John Henry, Tom Werner


1-Year value change (%): 42
Current Value (£mil): 646


Revenues (£mil): 273
Operating Income (£mil): 57
Liverpool are the lowest ranked English side in the list, but have benfitted from a return to Champions League football.
7. Arsenal

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Stan Kroenke


Current Value (£mil): 900
1-Year value change (%): 58


Revenues (£mil): 346
Operating Income (£mil): 55
Chelsea’s value has enjoyed a healthy increase this year, taking them above their London rivals Arsenal.

6. Chelsea

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Roman Abramovich

Current Value (£mil): 900

1-Year value change (%): 58
Revenues (£mil): 346
Operating Income (£mil): 55


Chelsea’s value has enjoyed a healthy increase this year, taking them above their London rivals Arsenal.
5. Manchester City


Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan


Current Value (£mil): 910
1-Year value change (%): 59


Revenues (£mil): 370
Operating Income (£mil): 80
City continue to prosper financially under the backing of the wealthy Sheikh Mansour.


4. Bayern Munich


Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Club members


Current Value (£bil): 1.51
1-Year value change (%): 27


Revenues (£mil): 435
Operating Income (£mil): 51
The fan-owned model seems to be working for Bayern, whose value has gone up by 27% over the last year.


3. Manchester United


Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Glazer family
Current Value (£bil): 2.04
1-Year value change (%): 10


Revenues (£mil): 462
Operating Income (£mil): 139
United are the highest-ranked English club, and the club’s deep reserves have led to speculation they’ll make a £100 million bid for Gareth Bale this summer.


2. Barcelona

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Club members

Current Value (£bil): 2.1
1-Year value change (%): -1

Revenues (£mil): 432
Operating Income (£mil): 114
Barcelona are on the verge of a La Liga and Champions League double, but they have been pipped to the top of the rich list by…

1. Real Madrid

Owner/Controlling Shareholder: Club members

Current Value (£bil): 2.17

1-Year value change (%): -5

Revenues (£mil): 491
Operating Income (£mil): 112
Despite a 5% decrease in value, Real Madrid top the list for the third consecutive year. Who will be the Galactico on the club’s shopping list this summer then?


Tottenham, Newcastle and West Ham complete the Premier League’s representation in the top 20, following the recent £5.136billion domestic television deal