Liverpool are closing in on Manchester United as England’s most valuable football club after their Premier League title triumph, according to the latest edition of the Brand Finance Football Annual.
The Reds are up to fourth in the worldwide rankings, with their value rising by six per cent to £1.143billion (€1.262bn), just £47million behind Manchester United’s £1.190bn valuation – which represents a drop of £143m on the previous year and a fall to third in the rankings.
However, both clubs are some way behind leading LaLiga duo of Real Madrid and Barcelona, with the former retaining top spot despite making nearly a 14 per cent loss, with the coronavirus crisis causing the total brand value of top 50 clubs to fall for the first time in six years.
Manchester United have seen their worth drop £143million, while Arsenal (€719m) have depreciated by £150m.
Liverpool (€1,262m) – the new champions – have seen their value rise by £64m as they close-in on fierce rivals United.
The Reds have risen to fourth in the rankings of the most-valuable clubs in the world, according to the Brand Finance Review.
They marginally trail Man Utd (€1,314m), with Real Madrid (€1,419m) and Barcelona (€1,413m) the runaway leaders.
Despite still sitting at No1, Los Blancos saw over £200m knocked off their value.
Barcelona, despite missing out on the LaLiga title to Real, saw a small boost of £18.1m.
Manchester City (€1,124m) slipped to fifth in the table after their value took a £118m hit.
Overall, the top 10 is made up of six English teams, with Manchester City in fifth after a 10.4 per cent decrease (a total of £118m) in their valuation to £1.018bn (€1.124bn).
Chelsea dropped a place to eighth, with their value decreasing for the fourth consecutive year, while Tottenham are ninth just above Arsenal by £58.9m (€65m), who are in 10th.
THE TOP 10 MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALL CLUBS IN THE WORLD
Club Value (value rise/fall from 2019)
1. REAL MADRID £1.286bn (£205m fall)
2. BARCELONA £1.280bn (£18.1m rise)
3. MANCHESTER UNITED £1.190bn (£143m fall)
4. LIVERPOOL £1.143bn (£64.3m rise)
5. MANCHESTER CITY £1.018bn (£118m fall)
6. BAYERN MUNICH £957m (£233m fall)
7. PSG £876m (£48m rise)
8. CHELSEA £859m (£17m fall)
9. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR £710m (£23.5m rise)
10. ARSENAL £651m (£150m fall)
Perhaps surprisingly, there is no Italian club in the top 10, with Juventus situated in 11th, Inter Milan 14th and AC Milan 22nd.
Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund are placed in 12th, Atletico Madrid are a place behind in 13th, while Champions League quarter-finalists Red Bull Leipzig complete the top-15.
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