Manchester
United have been named as the world’s most valuable football club for the first
time in five years, overtaking La Liga giants Real Madrid.
According to
Forbes, whose calculations are based on equity plus net debt, revenues and
operating income for the 2015-16 campaign, the Old Trafford outfit are now
worth £2.86 billion Pounds.
Real, who have
been top of the pile for the previous four years, drop to third in the list of
most valuable clubs in world football.
Zinedine
Zidane’s men recently claimed their second Champions League trophy in many
years beating rivals Barcelona to the Liga title, but the Catalan side have
climbed over Madrid into second place in Forbes’ 14th annual rich list.
Barcelona’s
£2.82 billion pounds value shades Real’s £2.77 billion pounds, with Bayern
Munich and Manchester City completing the top five.
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