Top 10 Richest Football Clubs In The World (Forbes)

A football club is basically an organisation that is 
made up of different people such as it's club
owners,managerial staff,club players,members and of course the fans.

There are thousands of football clubs around the world,we also have football clubs in Nigeria. 

Football is the world's most popular sport,in Nigeria alone there are thousands of football viewing centers scattered across the 36 states of Nigeria. 

11 Players that play the game of football are the representative of the football club. 

Over the years football has grown to become the most popular team sport in the world,the sport is a multi - billion dollar industry,soccer players are among the highest paid athletes in the world.

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In this post we are going to take a quick look at the top 10 richest football club in the world this year according to Forbes that has produced some of the richest football players in Nigeria,Africa and the world.  

We will also list other statistics such as the clubs current value,generated revenue and operating income. 

The most expensive clubs in the world can be found in some of the World's best football leagues such as German Bundesliga,Italian Serie A 1,Spanish La Liga and the English Premier League. 

These clubs generate millions of dollars through ticket sales,sponsorship,endorsements,merchandise sales,television deals etc,all these enable these clubs to generate millions on a regular basis. 

Also some of the richest players in the world play for these top football clubs. 

Listed below are the top 10 richest clubs in the world according to Forbes. 


Top 10 Richest Football Clubs In The World

1. Manchester United

Manchester United is the richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $4.123 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $737 Million Dollars and an operating income of $254 Million Dollars. 

Manchester United is an English club. 

2. Real Madrid

Real Madrid is the 2nd richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 4.088 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $735 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ $94 Million Dollars. 

Real Madrid is a Spanish club. 

3. Barcelona

Barcelona is the 3rd richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $4.064 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $706 Million Dollars and an operating income of $111 Million Dollars. 

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Barcelona is a Spanish club.

4. Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich is the 4th richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 3.063 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $640 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ 105 Million Dollars. 

Bayern Munich is a German club. 

5. Manchester City

Manchester City is the 5th richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 2.474 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $ 575 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ 133 Million Dollars. 

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Manchester City is an English club. 

6. Arsenal

Arsenal is the 6th richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 2.238 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of 531 Million Dollars and an operating income of $178 Million Dollars.

Arsenal is an English club. 

7. Chelsea


Chelsea is the 7th richest football club in the world this year with a current net worth of $ 

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2.062 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $ 466 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ 67 Million Dollars. 

Chelsea is an English club. 

8. Liverpool

Liverpool is the 8th richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 1.944 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of 462 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ 93 Million Dollars. 

Liverpool is an English club. 

9. Juventus

Juventus  is the 9th richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 1.472

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 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $442 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ 62 Million Dollars. 

Juventus is an English club. 

10. Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur is the 10th richest football club in the world this year with a current value of $ 1.237 Billion Dollars,with revenue generation of $387 Million Dollars and an operating income of $ 141 Million Dollars. 

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Tottenham Hotspur is an English club. 
The English Premier League has the highest number of richest football clubs in the world.

Reference: Forbes