Manchester United have returned to the top of the Deloitte
Football Money League for the first time since 2005.
However, Brexit, which has seen the pound fall against the
euro, may see them struggle to stay ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona next
year.
The Deloitte study, which has been ranking the world’s
richest football teams for 20 years now, says the United’s turnover during the
2015/2016 season, surpassed every other club’s.
United have become the first football team to earn more than
£500million in a season – the club’s total revenue is pegged at £515m.
Real, who have topped the list for 11 years, were beaten to
second place by their La Liga rivals by just €100,000.
Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte,
said: “Manchester United have had to wait 11 years to regain their position as
the world’s leading revenue-generating club and it has taken phenomenal
commercial revenue growth to help them achieve this.
“In recent years, their ability to secure commercial
partnerships with value in excess of that achievable by their peers has been
the crucial factor in enabling the club to regain their place at the top of the
Money League.
“That said, they’ll face strong competition from FC
Barcelona and Real Madrid to retain the top spot in next year’s edition, due to
the lack of Champions League football, the weakening of the pound against the
Euro and, over the longer term, as other clubs enter the commercial market demanding
similar deals, using United as the precedent.”
United’s major revenues come from their record-breaking kit
and sponsorship deals with Adidas and Chevrolet. Their income was also boosted
by a return to the Champions League.
Deloitte Football Money League Table
Rank +/- Team 2015/16
Revenue (£m) 2014/15 Revenue (£m)
1 +2 Manchester United 515.3 395.2
2 = Barcelona 463.8 426.6
3 -2 Real Madrid 463.8 439
4 +1 Bayern Munich 442.7 360.6
5 +1 Manchester City 392.6 352.6
6 -2 Paris Saint-Germain 389.6 365.8
7 = Arsenal 350.4 331.3
8 = Chelsea 334.6 319.5
9 = Liverpool 302 298.1
10 = Juventus 255.1 246.4
11 = Borussia Dortmund 212.3 213.5
12 = Tottenham 209.2 195.9
13 +3 Atletico Madrid 171 134.4
14 -1 Schalke 04 167.9 167.1
15 = Roma 163.2 136.3
16 -2 AC Milan 160.6 151.5
17 +1 Zenit St Petersburg 147 127.7
18 N/A West Ham 143.8 122.4
19 +1 Inter Milan 134 125.4
20 N/A Leicester City 172.1 128.7
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