Manchester United Tops Forbes List Of World Richest Football Clubs (see top 20)

Manchester United have reclaimed their position as the world richest club after a 5-year-absence from the top spot. 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.

During the season before last, United generated revenue of around 765 million US Dollars - approximately £593 million.

"Manchester United's return to the top spot is a testament to their powerful brand and marketing acumen," said Mike Ozanian, assistant managing editor at Forbes Media.

TOP 20 RICHEST FOOTBALL CLUBS 

1 – Manchester United 3.69bn US Dollars (£2.86bn)

2 – Barcelona 3.64bn US Dollars (£2.82bn)

3 – Real Madrid 3.58bn US Dollars (£2.77bn)

4 – Bayern Munich 2.71bn US Dollars (£2.1bn)

5 – Manchester City 2.08bn US Dollars (£1.61bn)

6 – Arsenal 1.93bn US Dollars (£1.5bn)

7 – Chelsea 1.85bn US Dollars (£1.43bn)

8 – Liverpool 1.49bn US Dollars (£1.15bn)

9 – Juventus 1.26bn US Dollars (£976m)

10 – Tottenham 1.06bn US Dollars (£821m)

11 – Paris St Germain 841m US Dollars (£652m)

12 – Borussia Dortmund 808m US Dollars (£626m)

13 – AC Milan 802m US Dollars (£621m)

14 – Atletico Madrid 732m US Dollars (£567m)

15 – West Ham 634m US Dollars (£491m)

16 – Schalke 04 629m US Dollars (£487m)

17 – Roma 569m US Dollars (£441m)

18 – Inter Milan 537m US Dollars (£416m)

19 – Leicester City 413m US Dollars (£320m)

20 – Napoli 379m US Dollars (£294m)