RECENTLY, FORBES
RELEASES THE LIST OF THE 20 RICHES FOOTBALL CLUBS AS FOLLOW:
1. Real Madrid:
$3.26 billion .The richest club according to both Forbes and
French sports money magazine deloitte, Real Madrid has been no.1 in the money
table for several years now since overtaking Manchester United. They won the
Champions League 2013-14 title which was 10th time in clubs
history making them the most successful club not only in Spain but also in
the world. So their on the field performances and off the pitch marketing
success is largely down to their ever present star studded squads also known as
Glacticos.
2.
FC
Barcelona: $3.17 billion. FC Barcelona is
the second richest club in the world just behind Real Madrid and thats mostly
down to their success on the field in last 1 decade. Barcelona are coming
into 2015-16 season on the back of a historic treble as they won 4th champions
league title in last 10 years making them the most successful team of recent
history.
3.
Manchester
United: $3.10 billion
. Manchester United secured lucarative champions league berth after
finishing fourth 2014-15 premier league season and they have already forked out
£80 million on buying 4 new players and a got rid of some high wage contracts of Van Persie,
Falcao and Nani. Of the
field they secured couple of massive deals in biggest shirt sponsorship
(Chevrolet) & kit suppliers deal (Adidas) in the history of the club.
Which means they will continue to buy top class players in coming years.
4.
FC
Bayern Munich: $2.34 billion. When Pep Guardiola took charge of FC Bayern Munich two years
ago they had just won the treble of domestic league, cup and the champions
League and Bayern had the highest wage bill in German league. The wage bill for
treble winning side in 2013 was around €150 million (euros) but with the
arrival of Pep Guardiola and some very high profile signings in two years he
has been in charge at the club Bayern Munich’s most recent wage bill has
increased to €180 million which got an increase of €30 million in just
over an year.
5. Manchester City: $1.37 billion. Manchester City
spend big in 2015 summer transfer window and brought in the likes of Raheem
Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Nicolas Otamendi, Fabien Delph and Patrick Robers in
high profile transfers. Their wagebill was second highest behind Manchester
United but with the summer spending spree combined with new contracts offered
to the likes of Aguero, David Silva, Kompany and Hart in the last 6
months, we can safely assume their wage bill will be most expensive not only in
premier league but in European football.
6.
Chelsea
FC: $1.36 billion. Chelsea reportedly got a massive increase (30%) in their
yearly revenue after winning 2014-15 Premier League title but their wage
bill is also increase by £25 million making them team which highest wage bill
in premier league. Chelsea went on to added Juan Cuadrado in
2015 January transfer window While brought in Rademal Falcao on a season long
loan at reportedly £140,000 a week salary and added Pedro, Baba
Rehman, Asmir Begovic for around £44 million in Summer 2015. They
also added Alexander pato on a 6 month loan deal costing £30,000 a week.
7.
Arsenal FC: $1.30 billion. Arsenal’s wage bill increased from
£166 million in 2014 to £180 million as they brought in number of
high profile players in summer transfer window of 2014. Heading into the
2015-16 season they have not made big singings apart from Petre Cech who joined
the club for £12 million and their wage bill will remain more-a-less same for
next season, which is still far better than Manchester United current wage bill
is the highest in league with £214 million while City’s current wage bill is
around £206 million.
8.
Liverpool FC:
$982 million. Liverpool had a brilliant 2013-14 season where they finished
just 1 point behind Manchester City in second place, but with the departure of
Luis Suarez in the summer lead to a whole lot of changes in the squad with many
new players coming in which lead to terrible season where they finished outside
for top 4 and missed out on 2015-16 champions league.
9.
Juventus: $837 million. Juventus has the highest wage bill in Italian Serie
2015-16 season with a massive €124 million spent on players wages. Even
with the departure of some big name players like Carlos Tevez, Pirlo and Vidal
the wage bill increased with the new signings in summer 2015. Below is the full
list of players yearly salaries and contracts.
10. AC Milan : $775
million. It’s been
a few years since level of competition in Italian Serie A has been going
down and all the big clubs are failing to attract top young players around the
world. With the exception of Juventus who just won their 4th consecutive Serie
A title couple of week ago, all other clubs reduced their wages.
Others are:
Borussia Dortmund : $700
million
Paris Saint Germain: $634 million
Tottenham Hotspurs: $600
million
FC Schalke : $572 million
Inter Milan:
$439 million
Atletico Madrid :
$436 million
Napoli : $353
million
Newcastle United: $349
million
West Ham United :
$309 million
Galatasaray : $294
million
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