Manchester City could not reach the football summit of Europe last May, but financially – they have reached the top. Citizens are untouchable when it comes to money, because – according to Deloitte’s calculations – they earned 711 million USD last year, which is the highest in the entire world of club football.For the owners of City, this is the first time since one of the most respected revising companies analyzes the financial situation in football. So far, Real Madrid were at the top of the list the most (12 times), Los Blancos finished the 2020-2021 season in second place (707 million USD). Manchester United were at the top 10 times and in the latest standings they are fifth (615.5 million USD), Barcelona were best earners twice but with 642 million USD – they dropped from the first to the fourth position.05.04. Tue 23:00: (1.48) Man.City (4.30) Atl.Madrid (7.00)According to the report, the 20 best clubs in terms of turnover collected 9.02 billion USD in the 2020-2021 season, which is slightly more than in the previous season (9 billion USD). This year, like the last, the analysis focuses on the revenue trend of the world’s major football clubs in the economic and social context, which was strongly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.Manchester City are not only the first in terms of total revenue but also recorded a growth of 17%, unlike Real Madrid – which are down 7% compared to the previous year… The biggest growth among the 20 highest-income clubs was recorded by Aston Villa – impressive 59% (228.5 million USD). In addition to Villa and City, Leicester (49%), Wolverhampton (45%), West Ham (41%) and Inter Milan had double-digit percentage growth, while Barcelona recorded a fall (18%) along with Zenit (10%).As many as 12 positions in the top 20 are occupied by Premier League clubs.From a comfortable lead in January to a heated sprint to the finish line in MayDeloitte made the first calculations in 1998 (for the 1996-1997 season), when Manchester United was at the top with an annual income of (for today’s circumstances “symbolic”) 116 million USD, while 20 clubs collected a total of 1.26 billion euros. Two years later, the amount went over the 2 billion USD mark for the first time, while in 2005 it toppled 3 billion.In the 2010-2011 season, the revenues of the 20 most successful clubs went over 4.5 billion USD (4.8 billion), while in the 2019-2020 season they went collectively over 9 billion USD.And what are the expenses? We’ll take about that some other time…1. Manchester City 711 million (605.5 million)2. Real Madrid 706 million (762.7 million)3. Bayern Munich 673.9 million (699 million)4. Barcelona 641.6 million (786.4 million)5. Manchester United 615 million (639.7 million USD)6. PSG 613 million (595.8 million)7. Liverpool 606.5 million (615.5 million)8. Chelsea 543.3 million (517.5 million)9. Juventus 477.6 million (439.5 million)10. Tottenham 447.6 million (491 million)11. Arsenal 404 million (427.6 million)12. Borussia Dortmund 372 million (403 million)13. Atletico Madrid 366.8 million (365.7 million)14. Inter Milan 364.7 million (321.3 million)15. Leicester 281.6 million (188.5 million)16. West Ham 244 million (173.5 million)17. Wolverhampton 241.5 million (166.5 million)18. Everton 240.3 million (233.6 million)19. Zenit 233.6 million (260.6 million)20. Aston Villa 228.4 million (145.3 million)NOTE: amounts are in US dollars, income in 2020-2021 season income (2019-2020 season income)African players in Europe: Auba found a new home in Spain, Osimhen keeps Napoli’s hopes alive
